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medieval Ibn Jinni

... of al-Khasa'is, a pioneering work on Arabic morphology and general linguistics that explored the philosophy of language with r...

modern Ali al-Qaradaghi

Kurdish-Qatari scholar and Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, specialist i...

contemporary Rustam Farrokhzad (Persian General)

The commander-in-chief of the Sassanid Persian army at the decisive Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (15-16 AH), where he was killed. His death effectively ended organiz

sahabi al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi

One of the most brilliant military commanders of early Islamic history. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, where his tactical reinforcements

sahabi al-Muthanna ibn Haritha

The pioneering hero of the early Iraq conquest. He was the first to begin raiding Persian territories and brought reports to Abu Bakr that initiated the Iraq ca

sahabi al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin

A senior companion who served as governor and military commander. Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed him to lead the decisive Battle of Nihawand (21 AH), the final m

contemporary Bahman Jadhuyih

A senior Persian general who commanded at the Battle of the Bridge (13 AH), inflicti...

sahabi Muawiyah ibn Hudayj

An Egyptian companion and a major general of the Umayyad caliphate. He participated in the conquest o...

sahabi Hashim ibn Utbah al-Zuhri

A companion known as 'Mirqal' for his bravery, nephew of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He commanded the Muslim forces at the decisive Battle of Jalula (16 AH) after Qadi

medieval Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Thaqafi

The Umayyad general who conquered Sind and southern Punjab at the age of 17-20 ...

medieval Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik

Son of Caliph Abd al-Malik and one of the greatest Umayyad military commanders. He led the famous siege of Constantinople in 98-99 AH (717-718 CE), the most amb

medieval Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi

The Umayyad governor of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) who led the famous invasion of Francia (114 AH / 732 CE), which reached as far as the city of Tours. He was d

contemporary Suhaib Hasan

...ritish-based Pakistani Islamic scholar (b. 1938), secretary general of the Islamic Sharia Council of Britain, and author of An ...