Madinah
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf was one of the first eight people to accept Islam and one of the ten promised Paradise. He emigrated to Abyssinia and then to Madinah,…
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf was one of the first eight people to accept Islam and one of the ten promised Paradise. He emigrated to Abyssinia and then to Madinah, where he became a successful merchant known for his generosity, and he was one of the six named by Umar to choose the next caliph. He died in Madinah in 32 AH, aged about seventy-five. He was buried in al-Baqi', and his grave is shown in the group around the grave of Sayyiduna Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet ﷺ, beside those of Uthman ibn Maz'un, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and Khunays ibn Hudhafah.