Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri
عمرو بن أمية الضمري
A prominent scout and courier Companion from Banu Damra; captured at Bi'r Ma'una and freed by Amir ibn al-Tufayl, he brought the tragic news to the Prophet in Medina; later dispatched as the Prophet's diplomatic envoy carrying his letter to the Negus of Abyssinia.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Diplomat
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Companion · c. 625 CE · c. 4 AH†Tradition
- OfficialtowardMuhammad · c. 628 CE · c. 7 AH†Historical
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
People and things also explored
MuhammadAmr ibn al-AsThe Treaty of HudaybiyyaThe Prophetic EraMedinaThe early Muslim communityAbdullah ibn Abi UmayyaAbdullah ibn al-Zib'ara
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/amr-ibn-umayya-al-damri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.