Al-Qa'qa ibn Amr
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Al-Qaʿqāʿ ibn ʿAmr ibn Mālik Al-Tamīmī (Arabic: القعقاع بن عمرو بن مالك التميمي الراعي) was an Arab Muslim commander and general in the Rashidun army who belonged to the tribe of Banu Tamim. He and his tribe converted to Islam possibly during the time of Ahnaf ibn Qais. He is known as a successful military commander who took part in two important victorious battles in the early Muslim Conquest, the Battle of Yarmouk against the Byzantine Empire (commanded by Khalid ibn al-Walid) and the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the Sassanian Empire which was led by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas. The Caliph Abu Bakr praised him as an equal to eleven thousand men so in return the caliph's successor, caliph Umar, only sent Qaʿqāʿ and a handful of bodyguards in the first wave of reinforcements to Al-Qadissiyah.[1] Qaʿqāʿ was one of the most illustrious military figures of his era.
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Al-Qaʿqāʿ ibn ʿAmr al-Tamimī | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Nejd, Arabian Peninsula |
Died | Kufa, Iraq |
Parent | ʿAmr ibn Mālik al-Tamimī |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate |
Branch/service | Rashidun army |
Rank | General |
Unit | Mobile guard |
Battles/wars | |