Ibn Rawaha was from the
Arabian tribe of
Banu Khazraj. At a time when writing was not a common skill, he was a scribe and a poet. Abdullah converted to Islam after hearing the Koran reading from
Mus'ab ibn Umayr. He was one of the twelve representatives of the
Ansar who took an oath of allegiance before the
Hijrah, and later spread
Islam to
Medina. Also
he was among the 73 that pledged allegiance to Muhammad in Medina. He is said to have been alert to the supposed plots of
Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy. And among the verses that are quite famous are:"O Soul, if you had not been killed (on the battlefield), you would have died too."
Military expeditions and death He led his own expedition known as the
Expedition of Abdullah ibn Rawaha, where he was sent to assassinate
Al-Yusayr ibn Rizam. Abdullah ibn Rawaha was third in command during the
Battle of Mut'ah and was subsequently killed during the battle. Muhammad at that time was in Medina with his friends, he reported about the death of three noble warlords. Muhammad said, "The war banner was held by
Zayd ibn Haritha, he fought while carrying the banner until he died as a martyr. Then the banner was taken over by
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and he also fought to defend the banner until he died as a martyr too." He was silent for a moment, then continued his words, "Then Abdullah bin Rawahah took the war banner and he fought carrying that banner, until finally he died as a martyr too." Then Muhammad was silent for a moment, while his eyes radiated the light of joy, and said, "The three of them were raised to my place, to Heaven." File:Grave Abdullah, Muta, jordan.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Abdullah ib n Rawahah, near Mut'ah in Jordan ==See also==