(Friday Sermon - July 19, 2019 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Aamir^(ra) bin Salma is also referred to as Amr bin Salma. He belonged to the Bali tribe. Bali is a branch of the ancient Arab tribe of Qdha‘ah which is found in Yemen. Due to this association, he is also referred to as Aamir^(ra) bin Salma Balawi. Hazrat Aamir^(ra) was a confederate of the Ansar. Hazrat Aamir^(ra) bin Salma had the honour of participating in the battles of Badr and Uhud. (Al-Sirat Al-Nabwai Li Ibn Hisham, p. 468, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, 2001) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra, Vol. 3, p. 280, Dar-e-Ahya Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon, 1996) (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 3, p. 121, Aamir^(ra)bin Salma, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2008)