Qatada ibn al-Nu'man () (c.581–c.644) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet

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and a member of the '' Ansar''.

Biography

He was the son of al-Nu'man ibn Zayd, of the Zafar branch of the Nabit clan of the Aws tribe, and of Unaysa bint Qays, who was from the Najjar clan of the

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tribe. His wives were: Hind bint Aws, from the Qawaqil allies; al-Khansa' bint Khunayd, who was from the Ghassan tribe; and A'isha bint Jurayy, also from the Zafar sub-clan. His children by Hind were Abdullah and Umm 'Amr. Both al-Khansa' and A'isha are variously said to be the mother of his other two children, 'Amr and Hafsa.Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume 3.'' Translated by Aisha Bewley (2013). ''The Companions of Badr''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. According to

Al-Waqidi Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Waqid al-Aslami () ( – 207 AH; commonly referred to as al-Waqidi (Arabic: ; c. 747 – 823 AD) was an early Arab Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, specializing in his military ...

, Qatada was present at the

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; but his name does not appear on

Ibn Ishaq Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar al-Muttalibi (; – , known simply as Ibn Ishaq, was an 8th-century Muslim historian and hagiographer who collected oral traditions that formed the basis of an important biography of the Islamic proph ...

's list. Qatada is listed among Muhammad's archers. He fought at Badr,Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Alfred Guillaume (1955). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Uhud, the Ditch "and all the battles with the Messenger of Allah." When Qatada ibn al-Nu‘man was wounded in the eye by an arrow on the day of Uhud, his eyeball was dislodged and hung on his cheek. His companions wanted to cut it off, but decided to consult Muhammad first. He said, “No!” then ordered Qatada to be brought to him, he pushed his eyeball back into place with his hand, blew some of his spittle on it then said, “O God, give him beauty!” It became Qatada’s best eye and when the other eye suffered from infection, that one never did. Source: Mustadrak At the

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, Qatada carried the banner of the Zafar clan. He died in 23 AH (643–644 AD) at the age of 65 (lunar) years, and

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conducted his funeral prayers.

Descendants

One of his grandsons, Asim ibn Umar ibn Qatada (died 120 or 129 AH (738 or 747)),Various Issues About Hadiths
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'' and was a major source for the historian Ibn Ishaq.Guillaume, A. (1955). "Introduction." In Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Alfred Guillaume (1955). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Qatada had no further male-line descendants after Asim.

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