al-Sa'ib ibn al-Aqra'

السائب بن الأقرع

al-Sa'ib ibn al-Aqra' al-Thaqafi; in al-Baladhuri, sent by Umar with his letter to al-Nu'man and charged with the spoils — 'raise no falsehood, withhold no right' — he gathered and divided them, and on Dhu al-Muwaynatayn's word climbed the fortress to the Nukhayrkan treasure, taking the two jewel baskets sold at Umar's order.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Persia & Central Asia · Levant & Iraq
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Participated in
The Conquest of al-Dinawar, Masabadhan and Mihrajanqadhaf

People and things also explored

Abu Musa al-Ashari· al-Dinawar· Masabadhan· The Conquest of al-Dinawar, Masabadhan and Mihrajanqadhaf

Sources

  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Abu Musa al-Ashari

Companion from the Ashari tribe, a client of the family of Utba ibn Rabi'a; came to the Prophet on the two ships from Abyssinia. Known as a jurist, expert Qur'an reciter and governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar.