Hazrat Munzir bin Amr bin Khunaith ra, خطبہ جمعہ, January 25, 2019
Hazrat Munzir bin Amr bin Khunaith. He also had the title of [Arabic] meaning, ‘the one who embraces death.' His name was Munzir, and his father's name was Amr. He was from the Banu Sa’adah family that belonged to the Khazraj, a tribe of the Ansar. He participated in Bai’at at Aqaba. Hazrat Munzir was literate even during the days of ignorance (pre-Islamic Arabia). After migration to Medina, the Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Munzir and Hazrat Tulayb bin ‘Umair. Hazrat Munzir participated in both the battles of Badr and Uhud. He was martyred at Bi’r-e-Ma‘ūnah. According to history, Hazrat Gabriel (as) reported to the Holy Prophet (sa) about the martyrs of the Bir-e-Ma’una. The Prophet (sa) said about Hazrat Munzir bin ‘Amr: “[Arabic]” meaning, “Hazrat Munzir bin ‘Amr embraced martyrdom while fighting. He fought in the same place where his friends fought, and he knew full well that the outcome was going to be the same.” It is for this reason he was famous by the title of ‘the one who embraced death.'