Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari: (588  –  671 AD)
(Shrine is in Istanbul, old name Constantinople, Turkey)

Sketch of his residence in Madina, where the Holy Prophet (PBUH) stayed for 7 months	Shrine of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari

Tribe of Banu Najjar has revealed name of this head of tribe as Khalid bin Zaid.  He was 21^st descendant and belonged to the lineage of the Jew Head and Scholar Shamool. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari acquired the honor of presenting the letter of the King Tubba to our beloved Prophet (PBUH). That letter had been handed over by the King Tubba to a Jew head of spiritul tribe about one thousand years ago. King Tubba had told the Jew tribal head to keep handing over that letter to his descendents till it reaches the last of the Holy Prophet  Muhammad (PBUH).

• In 622 AD during Hajj Season, a Karavan of 75 people came from Madina to Macca to pay visit to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and invited him to migrate from Macca to Madina. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari (RATA) was the most prominent among them.
• Thus he became honored with the rank of companion of Prophet (PBUH)-the Sahabi of Rasool. After Hijra, our beloved Prophet (PBUH), by the command of the Almighty Allah, stayed at his home in Madina for about 7 months. This is why Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  is called “The Host of the Prophet” (PBUH)
• The land, on which Masjid-e-Nabwi was built, had been gifted by Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  to the Muslims of Madina. He bought this land from two orphans of Madina to gift it to the Muslims.
• Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  was also among the 313 Muslims who fought against the Kuffar in the Battle of Badr. He assumed the rank of Ghazi.
• From the Battle field of Badr till the event of Bai’at-e-Rizwan, in all Ghazwat and from the Hajjat-ul-Wida till conquest of Macca Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari , assumed the honor of being a companion of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in every event.
• Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  was included in those 1400 companions of the Prophet (PBUH), who took oath on the hand of our beloved Prophet (PBUH) in Bai’at-e-Rizwan. They also were given title of Ashaab-ush-Shajrah.
• Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  was also honored to be the flag bearer of the forces of Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Talib (AS) in the war of Siffeen in the year 657 AD.
• Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  had learnt the Holy Quran by heart in the life of our Prophet (PBUH). The number of Huffaz had risen up to 40 till  The Prophet (PBUH) left this mortal world for the immortal life.
• Being a Badri Sahabi, Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  was awarded a scholarship of 5000 Dirham. Hazrat Ali ibn-e- Talib (AS) increased this up to 20,000 Dirham and also increased the number of slaves.
• Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  is narrator of 150 Ahaadeeth-e-Nabvi (PBUH). (Sahih Muslim+Sahih Bukhari +Sunan-e-Abu Dawood + Tirmizi+Musnad-e-Ahmed bin Humbal+Mishkaat Shareef+Mustadrak etc).
• Hazrat Ali (Karam-ullah-Wajh) appointed Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari (RATA) as Ameer-e-Madina in the year 36 Hijra.

Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari  went on Jehad in the year 671 AD and died during that period.