Zuhra ibn Hawiyya al-Sa'di

زهرة بن حوية السعدي

Zuhra ibn Hawiyya ibn Abdallah ibn Qatada al-Tamimi, then al-Sa'di; commanded the Muslims' foragers at al-Qadisiyya whose clash with Persian horse triggered the battle, and per Ibn al-Kalbi — the stronger account — he killed the Jalinus.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Levant & Iraq
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Zuhra ibn Hawiyya ibn Abd Allah ibn Qatada al-Tamimi, then al-Sa'di. He was in charge of the fodder of the Muslims on the day of al-Qadisiyya, and Persian horsemen met him, and that was the cause of the battle 1.

Ibn al-Kalbi said that he fought Galenus, and al-Baladhuri describes this report as the most firmly established 1.

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Conquest of al-Mada'in: Bahurasir (15 AH)· The Jund Shahanshah's Conversion — the Hamra' Daylam

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al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hashim ibn Utba al-Mirqal· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· al-Mada'in· Kufa· Conquest of al-Mada'in: Bahurasir (15 AH)· The Jund Shahanshah's Conversion — the Hamra' Daylam

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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