Mu'awwaz ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh

معوذ بن عمرو بن الجموح

Draft card for Mu'awwaz ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh (may God be pleased with him), the Ansari companion who with his brother Mu'adh struck Abu Jahl at Badr; his entry is not yet checked on the page.

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The Prophetic Era
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Arabia
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    Sunni (transmitted)

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    Mu'awwaz ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh al-Ansari al-Sulami; per Ibn Sa'd he witnessed Badr with his brothers Mu'adh and Khallad — though Ibn Ishaq does not name him, so God knows best — and he witnessed the 'Aqaba with the seventy per Ibn Ishaq alone. 1

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    Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh

    People and things also explored

    The Battle of Badr· The death of Abu Jahl at Badr· The Ansar· The early Muslim community· Amr ibn al-Jamuh· Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh

    Sources

    1. Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.3915
    • al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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    islam.museum contributors. “Mu'awwaz ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muawwaz-ibn-amr-ibn-al-jamuh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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    The Battle of Badr

    The first major battle between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca, fought at the wells of Badr on 17 Ramadan 2 AH.