Utba ibn Ghazwan al-Mazini

Utba ibn Ghazwan adalah among very earliest kaum Muslimin — he accepted Islam sebelum kaum Muslimin memiliki meeting place dan adalah one dari seven earliest converts. Ia adalah among emigrants ke Abyssinia di first hijra dan later emigrated ke Madinah. He participated di major battles. During conquest dari Irak, Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed him ke lead operations di southern Irak (near Persian Gulf). In 14-15 AH, ia mendirikan garrison town (amsar) dari Bashrah di confluence dari Tigris dan Euphrates delta region. Bashrah adalah founded as military base ke facilitate Persian campaigns dan became one dari greatest cities dari dunia Islam, center dari ulama Islamship dan commerce untuk centuries. After founding Bashrah, Utba went ke Madinah ke report ke Umar dan then died selama journey atau shortly setelah returning ke Arabia di 17 AH. His sermon di Bashrah sebelum leaving — di yang he reminded kaum Muslimin dari his humble origins dan warned against attachment ke worldly wealth — adalah preserved di Islamic literature as masterpiece dari zahid exhortation.