Wahb ibn Qabus

وهب بن قابوس

625 CE · 3 AH

Medina → Mount Uhud

A Muzani Companion; he and his nephew al-Harith ibn Uqqba came from the Muzayna hills with their booty, embraced Islam, then rode out to Uhud and fought fiercely until both were killed.

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Roles
Companion
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
Identifiers
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Life in time

550575600625650675700 c. c. c. c.
Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: Abbad ibn Hunayf · al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib · Abd al-Masih ibn Amr ibn Buqayla · Abd al-Masih ibn Buqayla · Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham

In space

MedinaMount Uhud

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Summary

Wahb ibn Qabus (may God be pleased with him) al-Muzani. He and his nephew al-Harith ibn Uqqba came down from the Muzayna hills with their booty to find Medina empty and the people at Uhud; they embraced Islam, rode out, fought fiercely, and were both killed there.

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Lived in
Medina
Died in
Mount Uhud
Member of
The Companions
Participated in
The Battle of Uhud

People and things also explored

Dhikwan ibn Abd Qays· Thabit ibn Amr· Ubada ibn al-Khashkhash· Unays ibn Qatada· Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram· Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· al-Harith ibn Uqba

Sources

  1. al-Isti'ab — Ibn Abd al-Barr , p.749
  • al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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Dhikwan ibn Abd Qays

A Khazraji Companion of Banu Zurayq, known as Abu al-Sib'; he and As'ad ibn Zurara were the first to bring Islam to Medina. He was among the people of al-Aqaba and was martyred at Uhud, where the Prophet praised him.