John bin Huwai (Arabic: جَوْن ٱبْن حُوَيّ), also spelled John bin Huwayy, was a NubianChristian freedman who died in battle as part of Husayn ibn Ali's army at the Battle of Karbala on Muharram 10, 61 AH (680 AD). Jawn was a former slave of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari. When Abu Dharr was exiled from Medina by Uthman ibn Affan, Jawn went to Ali ibn Abi Talib who invited him to stay on as his companion. When Ali ibn Abi Talib was killed, Jawn stayed with Ali's son Hasan ibn Ali and after Hasan's death, he moved in with Husayn ibn Ali. When Husayn left Medina, Jawn insisted on accompanying him.[1]
At Karbala, Jawn could always be seen at the side of Husayn. He was an old man, dark with gray curly hair. Because of his profound knowledge and pleasant manners he was greatly respected. On the night before Ashura, Imam urged Jawn to go away to seek his safety by telling him "You have accompanied us all the way but now you may go" to that Jawn replied "how is it fair that I benefit from your company and hospitality but abandon you in your hardship?" [2]
Jawn spent the whole night of Ashura sharpening his sword. On the following day he helped in repelling the first two attacks from Yazid's army. At mid-day, after the Zuhr prayers, Jawn came to Husayn, and stood silently. Husayn looked at Jawn and said, "Jawn, I know you have come for my permission to go to the battlefield. You have been a good and trusted friend. I will not deny you martyrdom for Islam. Go, Allah be with you!" Jawn smiled happily. He faced the enemy and recited a poem which said:
I am a soul willing to die for Allah, and have a sword thirsty of the blood of his enemies Before I die I shall fight the enemies of Allah, with my sword and my tongue serve the grandson of his prophet [3][unreliable source?]
Jawn fought while reciting the poem. He received several mortal blows but his recitation of the poem continued. Jawn fell from his horse, he still continued to fight with his tongue by reciting the poem. And then a few horse men moved to where he lay. Jawn, the Abyssinian, was silenced.
^"Hazrat John bin Huwai". Theinfallibles.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^"Lesson from Kerbala - 1". Duas.org. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^"The Companions of Imam Husayn" (PDF). coolteachersite.weebly.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
January 06, 2023
jawn, huwai, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, neutrality, this, article, disputed, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, remove, this, message. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for biographies Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Jawn bin Huwai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jawn bin Huwai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message John bin Huwai Arabic ج و ن ٱب ن ح و ي also spelled John bin Huwayy was a Nubian Christian freedman who died in battle as part of Husayn ibn Ali s army at the Battle of Karbala on Muharram 10 61 AH 680 AD Jawn was a former slave of Abu Dharr al Ghifari When Abu Dharr was exiled from Medina by Uthman ibn Affan Jawn went to Ali ibn Abi Talib who invited him to stay on as his companion When Ali ibn Abi Talib was killed Jawn stayed with Ali s son Hasan ibn Ali and after Hasan s death he moved in with Husayn ibn Ali When Husayn left Medina Jawn insisted on accompanying him 1 John bin Huwaiج و ن ٱب ن ح و ي PersonalDied10th of Muharram 61 A H 10 October 680 ADCause of deathKilled in the Battle of KarbalaResting placeKarbala IraqReligionIslamKnown forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn AliBattle of Karbala EditAt Karbala Jawn could always be seen at the side of Husayn He was an old man dark with gray curly hair Because of his profound knowledge and pleasant manners he was greatly respected On the night before Ashura Imam urged Jawn to go away to seek his safety by telling him You have accompanied us all the way but now you may go to that Jawn replied how is it fair that I benefit from your company and hospitality but abandon you in your hardship 2 Jawn spent the whole night of Ashura sharpening his sword On the following day he helped in repelling the first two attacks from Yazid s army At mid day after the Zuhr prayers Jawn came to Husayn and stood silently Husayn looked at Jawn and said Jawn I know you have come for my permission to go to the battlefield You have been a good and trusted friend I will not deny you martyrdom for Islam Go Allah be with you Jawn smiled happily He faced the enemy and recited a poem which said I am a soul willing to die for Allah and have a sword thirsty of the blood of his enemiesBefore I die I shall fight the enemies of Allah with my sword and my tongue serve the grandson of his prophet 3 unreliable source Jawn fought while reciting the poem He received several mortal blows but his recitation of the poem continued Jawn fell from his horse he still continued to fight with his tongue by reciting the poem And then a few horse men moved to where he lay Jawn the Abyssinian was silenced See also EditList of casualties in Husayn s army at the Battle of Karbala Battle of Karbala Husayn ibn Ali Ahl al Bayt Shia IslamReferences Edit Hazrat John bin Huwai Theinfallibles com Retrieved 2012 04 23 Lesson from Kerbala 1 Duas org Retrieved 2012 04 23 The Companions of Imam Husayn PDF coolteachersite weebly com Retrieved 2012 09 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jawn bin Huwai amp oldid 1096602414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
