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Abl- Dard(463 words)Abl-Dard Uwaymir b. Zayd (Tha laba or mir or Yazd) b. Qays al-An r, (d. early 3s!"#s$)

was a %om&anion o' he &ro&he * ammad and a 'amo*s as+ei+. e was born, in edina, &robably

aro*nd ", and died in amas+*s. e beloned o he /hazra0 ribe, more &re+isely he rih b. al-

/hazra0 bran+h. is s*bdi1ision wihin his bran+h is +alled Adi b. /a b. e is said o ha1e been one

o' he las o' he an r (%om&anions o' he 2ro&he 'rom he Yahrib oasis) o +on1er and so

&ari+i&aed in he bale o' U *d (3 or !"45#) b* no 6adr (4!"43). e mo1ed o amas+*s a'er he

+on7*es. e is 7*oed as sayin, 89 was a rader be'ore he 2ro&he was sen. :hen * ammad was

sen, 9 mainained rade and worshi&, b* hey did no o oeher. There'ore, 9 oo; o worshi& and le'

o'' rade< (9bn =a d, >!4?@@>, 6eir* ed. >?3@54). 8:orshi&,< here, means mainly s*&ereroaory ri*al

&rayer and Q*r ni+ re+iaion. is wi'e, Umm al-Dard(d. a'er B@!>5@), was noable as a

ransmier o' his sayins and Tradiions o' he &ro&he * ammad ( adth) 'rom ohers and an as+ei+

hersel'. e is said o ha1e died in amas+*s in he early 3s!"#s, b* sories in1ol1in him wih Yazd

b. * wiya (r. "5!"B53) indi+ae ha he may ha1e s*r1i1ed ino he early "s!"Bs.

is &iey +an be +hara+erised as as+ei+ and oher-worldly. Cor eDam&le, he is 7*oed as sayin, 86y

im in whose hand isAbl-ard Es so*l, 9 wo*ld no ha1e a sho& neD o he mos7*e so ha 9 sho*ld

no miss a &rayer, Fe1en were 9 oG ain dinars a day o i1e in alms in he &ah o' Hod.< e was

as;ed, 8:ha is o disli;e in ha$< e re&lied, 8The se1eriy o' he re+;onin< (9bn =a d, >!4, @@>,

6eir* ed., >?3@). Th*s, in his 1iew, he bene'i o' e1en he mos enero*s +hariable eD&endi*re was

o*weihed by he ris; o' disra+ion 'rom he ay o' I*demen. Umm al-Dardsaid ha his +hie'

wor;s were al-tafakkur wa-l-i tibr , meanin +onem&laion and mediaion (9bn al-*bra;, Zuhd,

no. 4B"), es&e+ially on worldly hins, in order o deri1e moral lessons 'rom hem. As *s*al wih s*+h

early &ersonaliies, i is no &ossible o de&end on he a*heni+iy o' 7*oaions ha o as 'ar ba+; as

he 'irs!se1enh +en*ry.

%hriso&her el+her

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The mos +om&lee biora&hy is ha o' 9bn As;ir, T rkh madnat Dimashq , ed. Umar b. Hharma

al- Amraw (6eir* @@>!@>), >?354@

9bn al-*bra;, al-Zuhd wa-l-raq iq , ed. abb al-Ja mn al-A am, aleaon @3B"

The earlies biora&hy is ha o' 9bn =a d, K. al- abaqt al-kabr, ed. Kd*ard =a+ha*, 1ols. in @#,

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9bn =a d, K. al- abaqt al-kabr, ed. Al * ammad Umar (%airo @4@!4@), ?3#@5B, ?3#5>.

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