Hazrat Awais Qarni

Uwais ibn Amir ibn Jaz’ ibn Malik al-Qarani, also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from Yemen who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

His burial place is in Raqqa, Syria. Although he lived during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, he never physically met him so he is not counted among the Companions of the Prophet.

Among the Tabi’un he is specially known as Khayr al-Tabi’een (‘The Best of the Tabi’un’) and Sayyid al-Tabi’een Fi Zamanahu (‘Leader of the Tabi’un of his Era’). His memorial shrine is in al-Raqqah, Syria. It was destroyed by ISIS in 2013.