At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Place in the story
- Commander · c. September 629 CE · c. Jumada I 8 AH† – c. September 629 CE · c. Jumada I 8 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Qutba ibn Qatada al-Udhri (may God be pleased with him), of Banu Udhra. He held command of the right wing in the army of Mu'ta. Ibn Hisham (edited by al-Saqqa) reports that he charged at Malik ibn Zafila, commander of the Arab allies of the Romans, and killed him, and sang of this in his poetry. 1 See the battle of Mu'ta. More sources are needed to confirm the details.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Battle of Mu'tah
People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhat al-Salasil· The expedition of Usama ibn Zayd· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· The army's halt at Ma'an and Ibn Rawaha's speech· Khalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawal· Martyrdom of Abd Allah ibn Rawaha after his hesitation· Martyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horse· Martyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commander
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Qutba ibn Qatada al-Udhri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/qutba-ibn-qatada/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.