Ikrima ibn Amr

Ikrima ibn Amr
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	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.

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	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

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