At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
Life in time
In space
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Overview
Shamas ibn 'Uthman ibn al-Sharid al-Makhzumi was a Companion and one of the heroes; he was present at Badr and was killed on the day of Uhud in 3 AH (625 CE). 1
Al-Zirikli records that the Prophet likened him to a shield: whenever he glanced right or left he saw Shamas before him warding off blows with his sword, and when he was overwhelmed he shielded him with his own body until he was killed. Hassan composed his elegy. 1
Connections
- Member of
- The Companions
- Born in
- Mecca
- Died in
- Mount Uhud
- Participated in
- The Battle of Uhud
People and things also explored
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Mus'ab ibn Umayr· Abu Salama (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Asad)· Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· al-Harith ibn Uqba· Amr ibn al-As· Dhikwan ibn Abd Qays
Sources
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli , v.3 p.175
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Shams ibn Uthman”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/shams-ibn-uthman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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