Before he earned his wings in Paradise, he earned a special place in the heart of the Prophet ﷺ. He went down in history as the eloquent young man who brought a king to Islam in Abyssinia.
In his Eid al-Adha Khutbah ’21 about sacrifice, Sidi Shahryar Abbasi talks about the amazing companion, Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (RA). Watch that Khutbah: https://youtu.be/Ug9P90F9oDY
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This outdoor sermon was delivered via the Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland and delivered via the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Friday, July 20, 2021.
Watch the scene of an portraying Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (RA) in "The Message" (1976) addressing the King of Abyssinia: https://youtu.be/lQHR1eQe0ew
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