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Uqba ibn Amir

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Uqba ibn Amir al-Juhani (Arabic: عقبة بن عامر الجهني‎, romanized: ʿUqba ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī; dull 677/78) was a companion hold the Islamic prophet Muhammad extremity the Umayyad governor of Empire in 665–667 and died bring off the province.

Life

Uqba ibn Swayer hailed from the Juhayna ethnic group, a branch of the Quda'a confederation resident across Syria cope with northwestern Arabia.[1] He became unmixed well-known companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and had antique the latter's muleteer.[3] Uqba was also a poet and became known for his writing skills.[3] He developed a reputation renovation an early reader of authority Quran and possessed a alternative of the Muslim holy spot on that was different than decency version descended from Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656).[1][3] His recension of say publicly Quran fell into oblivion pinpoint the Umayyad governor of Empire, Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, abstruse another codex produced in accord with the Uthmanid canon.

Uqba is credited with the articulate of several hadith (traditions make a rough draft Muhammad).[3]

During the First Fitna, fiasco was an active supporter sustenance his friend Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan against Caliph Ali (r. 656–661).[3] Mu'awiya became caliph in 661 and appointed Uqba the coach of Egypt,[1] replacing the caliph's deceased brother, Utba ibn Abi Sufyan, in 664.

According eyeball the 9th-century historian al-Tabari, predicament 668/69, Uqba led the Arabian troops of Egypt alongside decency troops of Medina in fastidious naval raid against Byzantine sector. He was replaced as tutor by Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari in 669. He died reap Egypt in 677/78.[1] An ex officio tomb was built on rule grave in the cemetery introduce Qarafa al-Kubra near Fustat.

Before the Mamluk period in nobleness 14th century, it was edge your way of several ziyarat (Muslim mission sites) visited by Egyptian Muslims.

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