'Amr bin Al-'As

Amr ibn al-As (RA) (d. 42 AH) was one of the most brilliantly intelligent military commanders in Islamic history and a companion who embraced Islam in the 8th year after the Hijra, shortly before the conquest of Mecca. Before Islam, he was a sharp-minded Qurayshi leader who had been sent to the Negus of Abyssinia to request the return of the early Muslim emigrants — a mission he ultimately failed in, partly convinced by Ja'far ibn Abi Talib's (RA) eloquent defense of Islam. His conversion alongside Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA) was described by the Prophet ﷺ as a great gain for Islam. He led the conquest of Egypt in 20 AH with remarkable speed and skill, using a small force to achieve what larger armies had attempted, and founded the city of Fustat (Cairo's precursor) as the Muslim administrative capital. He served as governor of Egypt under Umar (RA) and Uthman (RA). He narrated approximately 39 hadith from the Prophet ﷺ covering matters of worship, ethics, and the signs of the Last Hour. Among his most famous narrations is the lengthy hadith transmitted by his son Abdullah about the characteristics of the Dajjal and the events of the Last Days. He is remembered as a companion whose tactical brilliance and political acumen, combined with sincere faith, made him one of the most consequential figures in early Islamic expansion.