Hazrat Suraqa ibn Malik

The Pursuer of the Hijra

Suraqa ibn Malik was a famed horseman of Banu Mudlij. When the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu Bakr as-Siddiqرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFirst Caliph; the Prophet's closest companionKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun slipped out of Makkah, Suraqa rode hard after them to claim the Quraysh’s hundred-camel reward; but as he closed in, his horse’s legs sank into the hard ground. Realising he was overmatched by a power not of this world, he begged for safety, turned back, and even drove off other pursuers. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 343–345 — Kandhlawi — Suraqa pursues the Prophet on the Hijra; his horse sinks into the ground; he seeks safety and turns back.

The Bracelets of Kisra

The Prophet ﷺ foretold that Suraqa would one day wear the bracelets of Kisra, emperor of Persia. Years later, after the conquest of Persia at Qadisiyya, Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun had the treasures of Kisra brought to Madinah and threw the imperial bracelets to Suraqa — marvelling that the bracelets of Kisra now adorned the arms of a bedouin of Banu Mudlij. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 2 · pp. 287–288 — Kandhlawi — Umar gives Suraqa the bracelets of Kisra after Qadisiyya, fulfilling the Prophet's prophecy.