own life, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ fought against the disbelievers in order to protect the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Mentioning his courage and valour, the first Caliph of Islam, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ stated, “When we looked towards Sayyiduna Talha bin Ubaydullah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ during the Battle of Uhud, we saw that he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ had been afflicted with more than 70 small and large wounds on his noble body whilst defending the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and his fingers had also been cut.”^[1]  Seeing his courage, the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared, “It (Paradise) has become wajib for Talha.”^[2]

He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ displayed courage in many battles, and in the end, during the Battle of Jamal, on Thursday 11 Jumad al-Ukhra 36 AH, Marwan bin Hakam shot an arrow into his leg, which severed his blood vessel in a bad way, such that when it was covered, his leg would swell up, and when it was left, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would bleed excessively. Eventually, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ said, “Leave it as it is. This is an arrow from the arrows of Allah Almighty.” Meaning, my martyrdom has been destined with this arrow. Thus, it was due to this that he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ attained martyrdom at the age of 60 or 64.^[3]

Introduction to the book “Karaamat e Sahaba”

A miracle which took place after the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Talha bin Ubaydullah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ has been mentioned in the book of Makataba-tul-Madinah entitled, “Karaamat e Sahaba”. Before mentioning this miracle, I will mention a brief introduction to this book:

This beautiful book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, which is filled with Islamic knowledge, has been written by the Khalifa of Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Allamah Abdul Mustafa Azami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, and consists of 346 pages. In