An-Numan ibn Muqarrin (; died December 641) was a

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of the

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. He was the leader of the tribe of Banu Muzaynah. He converted to Islam after the Battle of Uhud, and was involved in the Ahzab War. He carried the banner of Muzainah during Fathu Mecca. During the caliphate of

Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...

(r. 632–634), An-Numan and his family played a major role in putting an end to the apostasy wars like in Dhu al-Qassah battle. They fought under

Khalid bin Waleed Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially led campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career servin ...

in the wars in

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, and later An-Numan fought under

Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ibn Wuhayb al-Zuhri () was an Arab Muslim commander. He was the founder of Kufa and served as its governor under Umar ibn al-Khattab. He played a leading role in the Muslim conquest of Persia and was a close companion of the ...

Battle of Nahavand

After the

battle of Kaskar The Battle of Kaskar () was fought between the advancing forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire in Asuristan (present-day Iraq). Following the Battle of Namaraq, the defeated Persian noblemen and governor of Kaškar,Michael G. ...

, Numan was appointed the administrator of the Kaskar district. An-Numan was unhappy with the civil appointment and wrote to the caliph

Umar ibn al-Khattab Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muh ...

(r. 634–644) requesting active service. In the campaign against the Persians concentrated at Nihawand, Umar appointed An-Numan as the commander of the Muslim army. Before the battle of Nahawand broke out, Nu'man prayed, "O Allah, grant Nu'man martyrdom with the victory of the Muslims." His prayer was answered where he was martyred first and then the Muslim army won the battle. At Nahāvand, an estimated 30,000 Arab warriors under the command of Nuʿmān attacked a Sāsānian army reportedly of ca. 100,000 men. According to the history writer Peter Crawford, the forces that gathered there was variously recorded as anything from 50,000 to 100,000. Mostly farmers and villagers, not veteran soldiers. After heavy casualties were incurred on both sides, the Persians were defeated.

Death

He was killed during the second phase of the

Battle of Nihawānd The Battle of Nahavand ( ', '), also spelled Nihavand or Nahawand, was fought in 642 between the Rashidun Muslim forces under caliph Umar and Sasanian Persian armies under King Yazdegerd III. Yazdegerd escaped to the Merv area, but was unable ...

on the third week of December 641 AD or 21 H.''Hadrat 'Umar Faroooq'', Prof. Masudul Hasan, Islamic Publications Lahore Hearing of his death, Umar covered his face with his hands while crying.

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Year of birth missing 641 deaths Companions of the Prophet Generals of the Rashidun Caliphate People of the Muslim conquest of Persia {{islam-bio-stub

Battle of Nahavand

Death

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