Owais al-Qarani
Born: 594 CE - Yemen, Saudi Arabia
Died: December 656 CE - Siffin, Syria
Owais al-Qarani, also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from South Arabia who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Owais al-Qarni Mosque in Raqqa (now in Syria) is his burial site, as he died during the Battle of Siffin there. It was destroyed by the Islamic State in 2013 & is currently awaiting reconstruction.
Although he lived during the lifetime of Muhammad, he never physically met him so he is only honorarily counted among the Companions of the Prophet.
Among the Tabi'un, he is specially known as Khayr at-Tabin (the best of the Tabi'un) and Sayyid at-Tabi'īn fī Zamanah (lit. "leader of the Tabi'un of his era").
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