Martyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commander
استشهاد زيد بن حارثة قائدًا أول
c. September 629 CE · Jumada I 8 AH
At Mu'tah, Zayd ibn Haritha carried the Prophet's standard and fought until he was killed. The Prophet announced his martyrdom in Medina before news arrived, and reported seeing him raised on a golden throne in a vision.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
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Connections
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Mu'tah
- Had participant
- Zayd ibn Haritha
People and things also explored
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Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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