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Who was Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah?

من كان أبو عبيدة بن الجراح؟

Abu Ubayda was the trustee of this community. He was one of the Ten promised Paradise and the commander of the conquest of Syria, and he succeeded Khalid as commander of the army. He died in the plague of Amwas in 639.

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Abu Ubayda was the trustee of this community. He was one of the ten promised Paradise and the commander of the conquest of Syria. He succeeded Khalid as commander of the army and died of the plague of Amwas in 639. 1

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Abraham and the one who argued with him about his Lord· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Delivery of the message and the limit of the Prophet's charge· Raising the foundations of the House: who built the Ka'ba· The religious bequest: submission until death· Badr as a sign and a lesson· Belief in the messengers without distinction· The completion of the final message of earlier ones

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