This is why he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ got this title. (Tārīkh-ul-Khulafā, p. 29) He is ‘Quraīshī’, and seven generations above, his genealogical tree joins with that of the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of Ummat, the Owner of Jannaĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ was born in Makkaĥ زَادَھَا اللہُ شَرَفًا وَّ تَعۡظِیۡمًا, approximately two and half years after ‘‘Ām-ul-Fīl[1]’. The Leader of the Believers Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ is that companion who was the first to testify to the Prophethood of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم among all the people. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ possesses noble virtues and excellences to such a great extent that, leaving the Prophets عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام, he is the greatest and most highly ranked of all mankind.
Amongst all the free men, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ was the first to embrace Islam, and he participated in all Jihad’s (Islamic battles) with full devotion and valour, and being an advisor to the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in every decision in war and in peace, he proved his loyalty and allegiance by supporting the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of Ummat, the Owner of Jannaĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم at every step of life. He passed away on 22 Jumādil Ākhir, in the 13th year after Ĥijraĥ (migration to Madīnaĥ) on the blessed day of Monday, after a splendid reign
[1] The Year of the Elephant i.e. the year in which the ill-mannered and ill-fated King Abraĥa attacked the sacred Ka’baĥ with an army of elephants. To learn about the details of this incident, study the publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah entitled ‘Ajāib al-Quran ma ‘Gharāib al-Quran’.