Malik ibn Zaflah
مالك بن زافلة
Commander of the Arab allies of Heraclius at Mu'tah, from Bali of Irash. Killed by Qutba ibn Qatada al-Udhri. Ibn Hisham records an alternate name, Ibn Raflah.
At a glance
- Roles
- Commander
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Place in the story
- Military opponenttowardThe early Muslim community · c. September 629 CE · c. Jumada I 8 AH† – c. September 629 CE · c. Jumada I 8 AH†Tradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Battle of Mu'tah
People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhat al-SalasilThe expedition of Usama ibn ZaydDispatch of the Mu'tah armyThe army's halt at Ma'an and Ibn Rawaha's speechKhalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawalMartyrdom of Abd Allah ibn Rawaha after his hesitationMartyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horseMartyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commander
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “Malik ibn Zaflah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/malik-ibn-zaflah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.