OverviewA companion and the brother of Muhammad’s ﷺ wife Zaynab bint Jahsh.CategoryCompanionPeriodBirth date unknown · d. 625 CE
An early Muslim familyAbdullah ibn Jahsh accepted Islam in Makkah and migrated to Abyssinia before eventually settling in Madinah. His sister Zaynab bint Jahsh later married Muhammad ﷺ.Source: ABDULLAH b. CAHŞ — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
The Nakhla expeditionMuhammad ﷺ appointed him to lead an expedition toward Nakhla to gather information. The group’s encounter with a caravan during a sacred month became a subject of controversy discussed in the historical sources.Source: ABDULLAH b. CAHŞ — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Badr and UhudAbdullah subsequently participated at Badr. He was killed at Uhud in 625, and accounts associate his burial with that of his uncle Hamza.Source: ABDULLAH b. CAHŞ — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.ABDULLAH b. CAHŞ — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
