Khālid ibn Saʿīd ibn al-ʿĀṣ (Arabic: خالد بن سعيد بن العاص; d. 634 CE), also known as Abu Sa'id, was a companion to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a general under the Rashidun Caliphate.[1]
Khalid ibn Sa'id | |
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| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 634 CE |
| Other names | Abu Sa'id |
| Known for | Companion of Muhammad |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634) |
| Children | Sa'id ibn Khalid |
He was one of the members of Banu Umayya of the Quraysh tribe.[1] Khalid converted to Islam before 613 CE along with his brother Amr.[2] He migrated to Abyssinia along with his wife Hamaniya,[2] where he acted as Umm Habiba's wali when she married Muhammad while she was in Abyssinia.[3]
In 633, he was appointed commander of Syrian campaign by Abu Bakr.[4] In 634, he married Umm Hakim bint al-Harith ibn Hisham on the evening preceding battle of Marj al-Saffar, he was killed in the battle.[5]
References
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- ^ a b The Calcutta Review - Google Books. 1855. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ IslamKotob. Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Muir, Sir William (1883). Annals of the Early Caliphate: From Original Sources - Sir William Muir - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá (2002). The Origins of the Islamic State: Being a Translation from the Arabic Accompanied with Annotations, Geographic and Historic Notes of the Kitâb Futûḥ Al-buldân of Al-Imâm Abu-l ʻAbbâs Aḥmad Ibn-Jâbir Al-Balâdhuri. Gorgias Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-931956-63-5. OCLC 2475649.
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