The Story of Wahshi (RA): The Sahaba Who Killed the Prophet's Uncle | Ust. Feraidoon Mojadedi
Channel: Muslim Community Center - MCC East Bay
Date: 2020-03-07

- Complete sermon: https://youtu.be/jWnHWtA1RfQ
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Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi relates the powerful life story of Wahshi ibn Harb ("the savage son of war") who, prior to accepting Islam, was a slave best known for killing Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (RA), Muhammad (PBUH)'s uncle and afterwards was a Sahaba (companion) best known for killing Musaylimah, the leader of an enemy apostate army who was waging war on the nascent Muslim community.

This clip was part of an insightful sermon, which you can watch in its entirety at https://youtu.be/jWnHWtA1RfQ

- Complete sermon: https://youtu.be/jWnHWtA1RfQ
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This sermon was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on February 28, 2020.

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Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi is one of the most well-known and respected community leaders, lecturers, and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area - California. 

He was born in Herat, Afghanistan and immigrated with his family to America during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1985. After graduating from American High School and Chabot College he attended San Francisco State University where he majored in history.

He grew up in a household with a deep love and reverence for poetry. At the age of five he began to memorize poems by Rumi and other great poets. His love of poetry continued to grow and eventually developed into a passion and calling that would allow him to teach regular classes on Rumi throughout California, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Germany and even as far as Konya, Turkey, where Mawlana Rumi is laid to rest. The nuances of the Farsi language, in which he is fluent, allows him the unique ability to bring Rumi’s poetry to life and to help listeners recognize Rumi’s essential message of peace, love, coexistence, and connection with the Divine. He is the author and performer of “Layla & Majnun” play produced by Performing Lines in Perth Australia. 

Ustadh Feraidoon spends his free time reading, studying, and lecturing on many topics including Rumi and a wide collection of Farsi poetry, spirituality, and self-development. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Dublin, California.

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