Muslim commander and companion of Muhammad (c. 581–638)
A statue in Basra of Utba, the city's founder
Utba ibn Ghazwan al-Mazini (Arabic: عُتبة بن غَزْوان المازني, romanized: ʿUtba ibn Ghazwān al-Māzinī) (c. 581–638) was a well-known companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the seventh person to convert to Islam and participated in the hijra to Abyssinia, but returned to stay with Muhammad in Mecca before making the second hijrah to Medina. He fought at the battle of Badr (624), the battle of Uhud (625), the Battle of the Trench (627) and many others, including the battles of Yamamah.
During the caliphate of Umar (r. 634–644), Utba commanded a force of 2,000 men in a campaign against Ubullah which lasted from June through September 635. Once Uballah was occupied, Utba sent a force across the Tigris River which occupied the district of Furat, followed by Meisan and Abarqubaz. He was soon appointed governor of Basra (Iraq) by the caliph. In 639 Utba left for the Hijaz to perform hajj and to request Umar to relieve him of his office as governor. Umar refused, but while returning to Basra, Utba fell from his camel and died. He was succeeded by al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah as governor.
UtbaibnGhazwan al-Mazini (Arabic: عُتبة بن غَزْوان المازني, romanized: ʿUtbaibnGhazwān al-Māzinī) (c. 581–638) was a well-known companion of the Islamic...
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from the Quraysh. When the Muslims migrated to Medina, Miqdad and UtbaibnGhazwan pretended to follow the Meccan polytheists in their effort to chase...
ibn Utba of the Abdshams clan (brother of Abu Sufyan's wife Hind bint Utba). Abu Musa Abdullah ibn Qays of the Ashaar tribe (ally of Utba) Utbaibn Ghazwan...
the caliphate conquest toward Persian and Sindh. Basra, Founded by UtbaibnGhazwan and Arfajah, caliphate first admiral. At first, Arfajah built seven...
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