37 results for “umayyad”
Clear filterCompanion and scribe of revelation who became the first Umayyad caliph.
Umayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conques...
The eighth Umayyad caliph, often called the fifth Rightly Guided Caliph for hi...
The fifth Rightly-Guided Caliph, an Umayyad ruler who restored justice and is counted among the Tabiin.
Berber Muslim military commander who led the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 92 AH (711 CE). The Ro...
Wife of Abu Lahab and sister of Abu Sufyan, condemned in Surah al-Masad (111:4) as a 'carrier of firewood' for her active role in persecuting the Prophet ﷺ.
Qurayshi persecutor who placed the intestines of a slaughtered animal on the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, and was executed after the Battle of Badr.
Wife of Abu Sufyan who fiercely opposed Islam before the Conquest of Makkah, later accepted Islam and became a companion. She is known for her role at the Battl
...ders appointed by Abu Bakr for the conquest of Syria. First Umayyad governor of Damascus, died of plague in 18 AH. Muawiyah suc...
... maturity. He served as governor of Kufa and Homs under the Umayyads and narrated the famous hadith on halal and haram: 'The la...
One of the earliest converts to Islam, among the first ten to embrace the faith. He and his brother Amr ibn Sa'id served the Prophet ﷺ as secretaries. He partic
... scholar of hadith and fiqh, he led an uprising against the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and was martyred in Kufah in...
...dith and was a respected authority in Madinah well into the Umayyad period.
A companion and prominent Umayyad leader who served as governor of Kufa under Uthman ibn Affa...
The fifth Umayyad caliph (r. 65-86 AH / 685-705 CE), often called the 'father...
The powerful governor of Iraq and the East under the Umayyad caliphs Abd al-Malik and al-Walid (d. 95 AH / 714 CE). Know...
A companion and half-brother of Uthman ibn Affan. He served as governor of Kufa under Uthman. Known as the subject of Surah al-Hujurat (49:6) — 'O you who belie
An Egyptian companion and a major general of the Umayyad caliphate. He participated in the conquest of North Africa ...
A highly capable administrator who served both Ali ibn Abi Talib and later Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan. He was 'claimed' as half-brother by Muawiyah and appointed g
Son of Ziyad ibn Abih and Umayyad governor of Basra and Kufa (d. 67 AH). He bears heavy respo...
The Umayyad general who conquered Sind and southern Punjab at the age o...
Son of Caliph Abd al-Malik and one of the greatest Umayyad military commanders. He led the famous siege of Constantino...
The Umayyad governor of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) who led the famous i...
The sixth Umayyad caliph (r. 86-96 AH / 705-715 CE), considered the pinnacle ...
The second Umayyad caliph (r. 60-64 AH / 680-683 CE), son of Muawiyah ibn Abi ...
The fourth Umayyad caliph (r. 64-65 AH), founder of the Marwanid branch of the...
... trusted authority in both Basra and Syria during the early Umayyad period.
Umayyad governor of Egypt for approximately 20 years (65-86 AH) und...
An Umayyad prince known as al-Ashdaq (the prominent-jawed), a serious ...
Umayyad governor of Iraq under caliphs Yazid II and Hisham ibn Abd ...
The great Umayyad commander of Central Asian conquests (d. 96 AH), operating ...
Umayyad governor of Khurasan and military commander who launched ca...
...h after the Hijra. Led an independent caliphate against the Umayyads for nine years.
Syrian Tabi'i scholar who advised the Umayyad caliphs and helped build the Dome of the Rock.
...or sixty years under the caliphs Umar, Uthman, Ali, and the Umayyads, renowned for his sharp legal mind and impartiality.
...urist of Greater Syria in his era. A trusted advisor of the Umayyad caliphs, he played a key role in selecting Umar ibn Abd al-...
...reer combined scholarship with judicial authority under the Umayyads.