{"id":4824,"date":"2021-06-12T07:47:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T06:47:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-06-12T07:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T06:47:16","slug":"hadrat-jafar-al-tayyar-the-owner-of-the-two-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/4824\/hadrat-jafar-al-tayyar-the-owner-of-the-two-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadrat Ja’far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hadrat Ja’far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Hadrat Ja’far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings: <\/strong>In al-Madina al-Munawwara, the army of Islam was getting ready to advance towards the strongholds of the Jewish Khaibar.
\nThe Jews of Khaibar were always plotting to put out the light of Islam. They were always encouraging the Arab tribes to invade Madina to destroy the new Muslim State.
\nSo, our Master Muhammad [s] decided to uproot the danger of the Jews so that people would live in peace.
\nThe Muslim forces reached the road that joined the tribes of Ghatfan and the strongholds of Khaibar to surprise the enemy there.
\nThe number of the Muslim Army amounted to one thousand and four-hundred fighters. Two hundred horse riders were with them. The Muslim women took part in the battle, too.
\nThe Muslims advanced towards the strongholds. At dawn, they surprised the Jews and besieged them completely.
\nSome Companions launched strong attacks against the Jews. But they were in vain because the Jews faced them with a lot of arrows. The Jews were sneering at our Master Muhammad [s] and his soldiers.
\nSo, the Prophet [s] said: Tomorrow; I\u2019ll give the banner to a man. The man loves Allah and his Apostle; Allah and His Apostle love him.
\nIn the morning, some companions wished that the banner would be for them. But our Master Muhammad [s] asked Ali, Ja\u2019far\u2019s brother.
\nAli shook the banner strongly and advanced towards the strongholds of the Jews. When Ali killed Marhab, the hero of the Jews, they felt fear. Quickly, the Muslims occupied the strongholds of Khaibar, one by one.
\nOur Master Muhammad [s] and the Muslims were filled with happiness. So, they thanked Allah for the victory over their enemies.
\nIn the meantime, the immigrants of Habasha headed by Ja\u2019far bin Abu Talib arrived. Our Master Muhammad\u2019s happiness doubled. So, he said with a bright smile on his face: I don\u2019t know which event is more cheerful – Ja\u2019far\u2019s coming or the Conquest of Khaibar!
\nOur Master Muhammad [s] embraced his cousin Ja\u2019far and kissed his forehead and said: Certainly Ja\u2019far and his friends have two immigrations – an immigration to Habasha and an immigration to al-Madina al-Munawwara.<\/p>\n

The Battle of Mautah<\/strong>
\nOur Master Muhammad [s] had sent a messenger to the ruler of Busra, a town in Sham. But the messenger was captured and executed in the land of Mautah. This action was against the humanitarian morals.
\nThe Prophet [s] felt sadness. So, he ordered the Muslims to get ready to make an attack to punish the killers.
\nIn the month of Jamadil-Ula, the second year after the blessed immigration, three thousand fighters went to take part in the battle. The Prophet\u2019s advice was lightening their way: I advise you to fear Allah. Invade in the Name of Allah. So, fight Allah\u2019s enemy and your enemy. You\u2019ll find lonely men in the cells. So, don\u2019t fight them. Don\u2019t kill a woman or a child. Don\u2019t cut down a tree. Don\u2019t demolish a building.
\nOur Master Muhammad [s] appointed Zaid bin Haritha leader to the Muslim Army. The Prophet said: If Zaid was martyred, the leader would be Ja\u2019far bin Abu Talib. If Ja\u2019far was martyred, the leader would be Abdulah bin Rawaha.
\nThe news of the Muslims\u2019 attack reached the Romans. So, they established an army. The army was composed of the Romans and the allied Arab tribes. The number of their forces was two hundred thousand soldiers. The armies gathered at the land of al-Balqaa.
\nThe first clash took place between the two armies at the Village of Masharif near al-Balqaa. The mastery of the Romans appeared in the battle because they had a big army. Hercules, the Emperor of Rome, gave the general leadership to his brother Tyodor.
\nThe Muslim Army, though few in number, chose the land of Mautah to be the theater for the war operations because the elevations of the land were suitable for the Muslims to protect themselves against the Roman Colossal Army.
\nZaid bin Haritha got ready for the start of the battle. He strongly shook the banner of the Muslim Army and rushed towards the core of the enemy. His rushing made the Muslim forces start the battle with enthusiasm.
\nStrong fights took place. Spears tore Zaid\u2019s body. So, he fell on to the ground dyeing it red.
\nBefore the banner dropped from Zaid\u2019s hand, Ja\u2019far bin Abu Talib had rushed and caught it strongly. He began fighting severely. His voice became loud in the middle of the noise of the fights. He announced the good news about victory or martyrdom which each believer hoped.
\nJa\u2019far bin Abu Talib jumped off his horse to show his insistence on fighting. He was the first to do that in the history of Islam. He was like the mountain. He was facing the enemies hits. His firmness astonished them.
\nSo, the enemies intensified their attacks against him. A sword hit his right hand. So, it flew in the wind.
\nJa\u2019far took the banner of Islam with his left hand and began fighting. Another sword hit his hand and cut it off. Ja\u2019far pressed the banner to his bosom with his upper arm so that the fight would go on.
\nDuring those terrible moments, Ja\u2019far was hit again. He fell over the ground and became a martyr.
\nAbdullah bin Rawaha, the third leader, rushed towards the banner to wave again in the sky of the battle.
\nThe new leader fought bravely to stop the attacks of the Romans who were moving like waves.
\nAbdullah fell over the ground and became a martyr. So, Thabit bin al-Arqam took the banner and asked the Muslims to elect a new leader.
\nThe Muslims elected Khalid bin al-Waleed.
\nVery quickly, the new leader decided to withdraw his forces. So, he did some tactic operations to cheat the enemy.
\nWhen it got dark, the Muslim Army withdrew with peace and disappeared in the core of the desert.
\nIn the morning, the Romans were surprised to hear about the Muslims\u2019 withdrawal. They were afraid to go further into the desert.
\nAt the same time, the brave Muslims, though few in number, dismayed them.
\nSo, the Romans preferred coming back to stay.<\/p>\n

In Madina<\/strong>
\nJibreel came down from the sky to tell our Master Muhammad [s] about the news of the battle. So, Allah\u2019s Apostle went up the pulpit and addressed the Muslims: Zaid took the banner. He fought till he was killed and became a martyr. Then Ja\u2019far took it and fought till he was killed and became a martyr. Then Abdullah took it and fought till he was killed and became a martyr.
\nFinally, our Master Muhammad [s] began condoling Asmaa, the great Martyr\u2019s wife.
\nThe Holy Prophet [s] came into Ja\u2019far\u2019s house. He found his children sitting. His wife had just finished doing her hair.
\nThe Prophet [s] kissed Ja\u2019far\u2019s children and held them on his lap. He shed tears. Asmaa felt that something had happened to her husband. So, she asked the Prophet [s]: Allah\u2019s Apostle, have you heard anything about Ja\u2019far and his companions?
\nYes, they\u2019ve been martyred!
\nThe Prophet [s] left the house. He asked his daughter Fatima al-Zahra to fix some food for them, for a disaster had befallen them.<\/p>\n

The Owner of the two wings<\/strong>
\nWhen the soldiers of Islam came back to their homeland, they began telling their families about Ja\u2019far\u2019s heroic actions and those who were martyred.
\nOne of them said: We\u2019ve seen 90 wounds in Ja\u2019far\u2019s body.
\nAnother said: I\u2019ve seen him when his right hand had been cut off.
\nThe third said: I\u2019ve seen him when his left hand had been cut off. He had fallen over the ground and his wounds bled.
\nOur Master Muhammad [s] said: Jibreel has told me that Allah has granted Ja\u2019far two wings to fly with in the Paradise.
\nThat night, Ja\u2019far\u2019s children lay on their beds. They were looking at the sky full of stars. In the meantime, they imagined that their father was flying with his wings like angels.\n<\/p>\n

Imam Ali,s Instructions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n