Shaddad ibn Abdullah al-Qanani

شداد بن عبد الله القناني

A member of the Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b delegation that came with Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) to the Prophet ﷺ in 10 AH, as Ibn Ishaq names him.

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Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Place in the story

  • Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · 631 CE · 10 AH†Tradition

Sunni (transmitted)

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Overview

Shaddad ibn Abd Allah al-Qanani, of the delegation of the Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b who came to the Prophet with Khalid ibn al-Walid in the year 10 AH, as Ibn Ishaq names him 1.

He took part in Khalid's mission to the Banu al-Harith as a member of the delegation 1.

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Member of
Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b
Participated in
Khalid ibn al-Walid's mission to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b, their conversion and their delegation

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Qurad al-Ziyadi· Amr ibn Abdullah al-Dibabi· Qays ibn al-Husayn Dhu al-Ghussa· The sending of Amr ibn Hazm to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b and the Prophet's written charge to him· Khalid ibn al-Walid's mission to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b, their conversion and their delegation· Yazid ibn Abd al-Madan· Yazid ibn al-Muhajjal· Najran

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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A member of the Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b delegation that came with Khalid ibn al-Walid to the Prophet in 10 AH, as Ibn Ishaq names him.