Companion of Muhammad and Muslim commander (probably died in 634 or 636 CE)
Ikrima ibn Amr
Born
c. 598 (approximate date) Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died
634 or 636 CE Ajnadayn or near Yarmuk River
Allegiance
Quraysh (624–630)
Muhammad (630–632)
Rashidun Caliphate (632–634 or 636)
Service/branch
Rashidun army
Years of service
632–634 or 636
Commands held
Field commander of Muslim army in Arabia
Battles/wars
Muslim–Mushrikite wars
Battle of Badr (624)
Battle of Uhud (625)
Ridda wars
Muslim conquest of Syria
Battle of Ajnadayn (634)
Possibly Battle of the Yarmuk (636)
Spouse(s)
Umm Hakim bint al-Harith
Qutayla bint Qays
Asma bint al-Nu'man
Children
(possibly a son named Amr)
Relations
Abu Jahl (father) Mujaladiya bint Amr (mother)[citation needed]
Ikrima ibn Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عكرمة بن عمرو بن هشام, romanized: ʿIkrima ibn ʿAmr ibn Hishām; c. 598–634 or 636) was an opponent-turned companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a military commander in the Ridda wars and the Muslim conquest of Syria. In the latter campaign, he was killed fighting the Byzantine forces.
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