Introduction

The name of Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha’s (ra) father was Rawaha bin Tha‘labah. His mother’s name was Kabshah bint Waqid bin ‘Amr, who belonged to the Banu Harith clan of the Khazraj tribe of the Ansar. Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha (ra) participated in the Bai‘at at al-‘Aqabah and was the leader of Bani Harith bin Khazraj. His title was Abu Muhammad. Some have also reported his title as Abu Rawaha and Abu ‘Amr.

(Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 3, p. 235, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2008)