Suhayb the Roman صُهَيْب ٱلرُّومِيّ | |
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Born | around c. 592[a] Mosul, Mesopotamia |
Died | c. 659 (aged 73) Medina, Arabia |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Burial Place | Jannat al-Baqi', Hejaz (Modern-day Saudi Arabia) |
Known For | Being a companion of Muhammad |
Kunya | Abu Yahya (أَبُو يَحْيَىٰ) |
Religion | Islam |
Suhāyb ibn Sinān al-Rumi, (English: Suhayb the Roman; Arabic: صُهَيْب ٱبْنِ سِنَان ٱلرُّومِيّ, Suheyb er-Rûmî, born c. 592) also spelled Sohaib, was a former Arab slave in the Byzantine Empire who went on to become an early non-Arab companion of Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community.[1]
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