Mid'am, the Prophet's freedman
مدعم مولى رسول الله
The Prophet's servant Mid'am — shot dead by an arrow at Wadi'l-Qura, the combat for which al-Waqidi counts the Prophet ﷺ in eleven raids against Ibn Ishaq's nine 1.
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Mid'am, servant of the Prophet. He was struck by an arrow and killed at the expedition of Wadi al-Qura. 2
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Al-Mas'udi says that al-Waqidi, because of it, increased on the saying of Ibn Ishaq that the Prophet fought in eleven expeditions. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 580
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.580
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