al-Walid ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira

الوليد بن هشام بن المغيرة

al-Walid ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira; his advice Umar took for the diwan — 'Syria's kings have a diwan and an army: write a diwan, raise an army'.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Al-Walid ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira, who advised Umar when he consulted about the register. He told him that he had come to Syria and seen its kings had written down a register and enrolled troops, and Umar took his advice. 1

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The Writing of the Diwan and the Stipend

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Ali ibn Abi Talib· Aqil ibn Abi Talib· Jubayr ibn Mut'im· Makhrama ibn Nawfal· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Uthman ibn Affan· Medina· The Writing of the Diwan and the Stipend

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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