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Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Companion and cousin of Muhammad (c. 590–629)
Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِبc. 590 – September 629), also known as Jaʿfar aṭ-Ṭayyār (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱلطَّيَّار, lit. 'Ja'far the Flyer'), was a companion and cousin of the Islamic prophetMuhammad, and an elder brother of Ali.[1]
Early life
Ja'far was the third son of Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatimah bint Asad, hence a paternal cousin of Muhammad.
His older brothers were Talib and Aqil, his younger brothers were Ali and Tulayq,[2] and his sisters were Fakhitah, Jumanah and Raytah.[3]
As per Arabic tradition, his uncle 'Abbas had the privilege of raising Ja'far.[3]
Ja'far was an early convert to Islam.[4] He married Asma bint Umais, who converted to Islam in 614–615.[5]
Migration to Abyssinia
When the Muslims were harassed in Mecca, several of them migrated to Abyssinia