Wardan, Amr's Mawla

Wardan, client of Amr ibn al-As, lord of the market of Wardan in Egypt ¹.

al-Baladhuri reports that it is said he was the one sent to the villages of the lower land in place of Utba ibn Amir. Mu'awiya wrote to him that he should add a qirat on every Copt, and he replied: how can I add when their covenant says that no addition shall be made to them? The data links him with the account of the four commanders of Amr in Egypt ¹.

al-Mas'udi reports that Mu'awiya was wary of him in the trick of the food. He ordered that Amr's clients be fed so that they would stand, and that his own clients sit in their place; then, when the door was closed, Amr was to be given the choice between his allegiance and his death. Amr asked that he be allowed to consult Wardan ².

These are reports transmitted by the sources, and they need an additional source.