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 "label": {
  "en": "Abu Amir al-Ash'ari",
  "ar": "أبو عامر الأشعري"
 },
 "summary": {
  "en": "A senior Ash'ari Companion and paternal uncle of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari; appointed by the Prophet to lead the pursuit column against the routed Hawazin at Awtas, he slew nine enemy champions before falling martyred to an arrow, handing the banner to Abu Musa.",
  "ar": "صحابي جليل من الأشعريين وعم أبي موسى الأشعري؛ أمره النبي على سرية تعقب هوازن بأوطاس، فبارز تسعة إخوة فقتلهم ثم رماه سلمة بن دريد بسهم في ركبته فاستشهد بعد أن سلّم الراية لأبي موسى، واستغفر له النبي."
 },
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 "regions": [
  "arabia"
 ],
 "periods": [
  "period/prophetic-era"
 ],
 "tags": [],
 "aliases": [],
 "themes": [
  "battles"
 ],
 "span": {
  "earliest": 629.9998631046496,
  "latest": 630.0847382218346
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  "end": {
   "edtf": "0630-01~",
   "hijri": "0008-10",
   "calendar": "julian",
   "precision": "month",
   "status": "tradition",
   "note": "استشهد بأوطاس إثر إصابته بسهم في ركبته.",
   "sources": [
    "source/ibn-hisham-saqqa"
   ]
  }
 },
 "data": {
  "names": [
   {
    "kind": "full",
    "lang": "ar",
    "value": "عبيد بن سليم بن حضار الأشعري"
   },
   {
    "kind": "kunya",
    "lang": "ar",
    "value": "أبو عامر"
   }
  ],
  "gender": "male",
  "roles": [
   "companion",
   "general"
  ],
  "traditions": [
   "sunni"
  ],
  "died": {
   "edtf": "0630-01~",
   "hijri": "0008-10",
   "calendar": "julian",
   "precision": "month",
   "status": "tradition",
   "note": "استشهد بأوطاس إثر إصابته بسهم في ركبته.",
   "sources": [
    "source/ibn-hisham-saqqa"
   ]
  },
  "story_roles": [
   {
    "role": "martyr",
    "status": "tradition",
    "note": "قائد سرية أوطاس وشهيدها.",
    "sources": [
     "source/ibn-hisham-saqqa"
    ]
   }
  ],
  "faith": [
   {
    "value": "sunni",
    "basis": "tradition",
    "note": "صحابي شهيد بأوطاس."
   }
  ],
  "provenance": {
   "layer": "own-research",
   "source": "sira-ibn-hisham saqqa 1936, juz' 4 pp. 97–101",
   "generated_by": "Devin",
   "run": "ibn-hisham-batch-2a"
  },
  "sources": [
   "source/ibn-hisham-saqqa"
  ],
  "status": {
   "review": "draft",
   "completeness": 1,
   "generated_by": "Devin; mined from Ibn Hisham juz' 4 pp. 97–101"
  }
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  "ar": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "صحابي جليل من الأشعريين وهو عم أبي موسى الأشعري؛ ولاه النبي قيادة سرية مطاردة هوازن ب[[place/awtas|أوطاس]] عقب حنين، فبارز تسعة إخوة من قادة المشركين فقتلهم ثم استُشهد بسهم ودعا له النبي بالرفعة والمغفرة {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97-101}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "استشهاده بأوطاس",
     "markdown": "سار أبو عامر الأشعري على رأس السرية بأوطاس، فبرز له تسعة إخوة من قادة هوازن رجلًا بعد رجل يدعونه إلى البراز وهو يدعوهم إلى الإسلام، فبارزهم وقتلهم جميعًا {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97}. ثم رماه سلمة بن دريد بن الصمة بسهم في ركبته، فدفع الراية إلى ابن أخيه أبي موسى الأشعري وقال: «قاتل القوم، وأقرئ رسول الله مني السلام وقل له استغفر لي»، ثم استُشهد {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97-98}.\n\nفلما بلغ خبره النبي دعا بماء فتوضأ ثم رفع يديه حتى رُئي بياض إبطيه وقال: «اللهم اغفر لعبيد أبي عامر، واجعله يوم القيامة فوق كثير من خلقك من الناس» {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/98}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "للزوار الصغار",
     "markdown": "قائد شجاع قاد سرية المسلمين ببطولة، وعندما أصيب بسهم طلب من ابن أخيه أن يكمل القيادة، واستغفر له النبي ودعا له بأعلى المنازل في الجنة."
    }
   ],
   "frontmatter": {
    "id": "person/abu-amir-al-ashari",
    "lang": "ar",
    "source_lang": "ar",
    "translators": []
   }
  },
  "en": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "Summary",
     "markdown": "A notable Companion of the Ash'aris, the uncle of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari; the Prophet gave him command of the detachment pursuing Hawazin at [[place/awtas|Awtas]] after Hunayn. He duelled nine brothers of the polytheist commanders one after another and killed them, then was martyred by an arrow — and the Prophet prayed for his elevation and forgiveness {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97-101}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "His martyrdom at Awtas",
     "markdown": "Abu Amir al-Ash'ari led the detachment at Awtas; nine brothers of Hawazin's commanders came out to him man after man calling him to single combat while he called them to Islam — he duelled them and killed them all {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97}. Then Salama ibn Durayd ibn al-Summa shot him with an arrow in the knee; he passed the banner to his nephew Abu Musa al-Ash'ari saying: \"fight the people, give the Messenger of God my greeting and tell him to ask forgiveness for me\" — and was martyred {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/97-98}.\n\nWhen the news reached the Prophet he called for water, performed ablutions, raised his hands until the white of his armpits showed and said: \"O God, forgive Your servant Abu Amir, and set him on the Day of Resurrection above many of Your creatures among men\" {cite:ibn-hisham-saqqa 4/98}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "For young visitors",
     "markdown": "A brave commander who led the Muslim detachment heroically; when struck by an arrow he asked his nephew to carry on the command, and the Prophet asked forgiveness for him and prayed he be given the highest ranks in Paradise."
    }
   ],
   "frontmatter": {
    "id": "person/abu-amir-al-ashari",
    "lang": "en",
    "source_lang": "ar",
    "translators": [
     "Devin (SWE-2), draft translation"
    ]
   }
  }
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  "person/abdullah-ibn-abbas",
  "person/abdullah-ibn-abi-umayya",
  "person/abdullah-ibn-khatal",
  "person/abdullah-ibn-masud",
  "person/abdullah-ibn-salam",
  "person/abdullah-ibn-ubayy",
  "person/abu-bakr",
  "person/abu-dharr-al-ghifari",
  "person/abu-hurayra",
  "person/abu-sufyan-ibn-harb",
  "person/abu-ubayda-ibn-al-jarrah"
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  "person/durayd-ibn-al-simma",
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  "event/expedition-to-awtas",
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  "prose": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "data": "CC0 1.0"
 }
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