Do we know much about him?
All i know is that he was a black slave given to the prophet’s family for bibi Fatima and Hazrat Ali as a present.
Re: John Ali
what i know is that once hazrat fatima (ra) went to the prophet (saw) asking for a slave and he taught her what we now call tasbeeh-e-fatemi, saying that this is better for her than to have a slave....
and after being refused she never asked for a slave again....
please tell us more to increase our knowledge....
Re: John Ali
If I remember correctly, I heard from a lecture he is the descendent of Hazrat Bilal a.s. It is said that he was first the respected servant of Hazrat Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari a.s. but was like the brother of Hazrat Abu Darr a.s. Jawn remained in the Household of the Holy Prophet (saw) He went to Karbala with Hazrat Imam Husain as and was martryed there. Although Hazrat Imam Hussain was relunctant to give him permission to fight telling him. "Throughout your life, you have taken great pains for the Household of the Holy Prophet (saw). It is enough for you. And our enemies do not intend to kill you. They want to kill me. It is not necessary for you to go for Jihad. You can also be of help to my children, especially the minor daughters and other small children, after my demise.". Jawn started crying and told him his wish to die as a martyr like Imam's friends and companion and thus was allowed to fight.
Somewhere else I read he was the slave of Fadhl Ibn Abbas Ibn Abdul Mutalib.
Re: John Ali
thanks for that :)
i will name my son after him. but im sure it was spelt like JOHN or JHON.
Re: John Ali
^ Well the only spellings I have seen is Jawn and John. It's lovely you are naming your son after him! Mashallah! Hope all goes well if you are expecting. :)