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النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ مُقَرِّن

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An-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin

Of Muzaynah · Brought his people to Islam · Fell commanding at Nahawand

may Allah be pleased with him

Of Muzaynah · Madinah, then Persia, up to 21 AH

A leader of the tribe of Muzaynah who brought his people into Islam. He was later given command of the army Umar sent against the Persians at Nahawand, where he was killed.

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Known for

  • He brought his people, the tribe of Muzaynah, to Islam

  • He took part in the campaigns against the Ridda movements after the Prophet ﷺ died

    This record names that period without narrating it; the accounts of what took place are not detailed here.

  • He was given overall command of the army Umar sent to meet the Persians at Nahawand

  • He was killed in the fighting at Nahawand

His story in moments

Short episodes from his life, in order. Read one at a time.

  1. The battle he did not see wonPersia, at Nahawand, in the campaign Umar sent against a large gathering of Persian forces.21 AH1 min read

Life & legacy

Before Nahawand

An-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin was among the leaders of Muzaynah who brought their tribe into Islam. He went on to take part in the campaigns fought against the Ridda movements after the Prophet ﷺ died — named here, in line with this dataset's approach to that period, without the specifics being retold.

Under Umar he rose to positions of military command in the campaigns against the Persian empire in Iraq and beyond.

Nahawand

Umar gave him command of the army sent to meet a large Persian force gathering at Nahawand, one of the decisive engagements of the Persian conquests.

He was killed during the fighting. The battle nonetheless ended in a Muslim victory, and command of the army passed on after his death — though the sources do not agree closely enough on exactly who took it up for a single name to be given here.

How the sources describe him

  • Before the battle he is reported to have asked Allah for the Muslims' victory, even at the cost of his own life

  • He was entrusted with overall command of a large army in one of the major engagements against the Persian empire

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People around him

Alongside

  • Umar ibn al-KhattabCompanion

    Umar gave him command of the army sent against the Persian force at Nahawand.

  • Hudhayfah ibn al-YamanCompanion

    Both served in the Nahawand campaign; Hudhayfah is named in some accounts as taking over command of the army after Nu'man was killed.

Full timeline

  1. The Madinan years

    Brings Muzaynah to Islam

  2. 11-12 AH approximate

    Takes part in the campaigns against the Ridda movements

  3. 21 AH

    Given command of the army sent to Nahawand

  4. 21 AH

    Killed in the fighting at Nahawand

Sources & review

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  • As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyahالسيرة النبوية

    Classical biography · Ibn Hisham, from the recension of Ibn Ishaq

  • Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabirالطبقات الكبرى

    Classical biography · Ibn Sa'd

  • Tarikh ar-Rusul wa'l-Mulukتاريخ الرسل والملوك

    Classical history · Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari

  • Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz as-Sahabahالإصابة في تمييز الصحابة

    Classical biography · Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani

  • Siyar A'lam an-Nubalaسير أعلام النبلاء

    Classical biography · Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi

  • Companions of the Prophet

    Modern biography · Abdul Wahid Hamid

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