Suraqa ibn al-Harith
سراقة بن الحارث الأنصاري
c. January 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH
An Ansari Companion from Banu al-Najjar of the Khazraj; he witnessed Badr and other early battles and fell martyred fighting at the Battle of Hunayn.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Place in the story
- Martyr (as regarded)Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
An Ansari Companion of the Khazraj, of Banu al-Najjar; he witnessed the early battles with the Prophet and was martyred fighting in the Muslims' ranks in the Hunayn campaign 1.
His martyrdom
Ibn Ishaq counts him among the Ansar's martyrs on the day of Hunayn, where he fought in the Khazraj ranks and was martyred in the valley 1.
For young visitors
A Companion of Medina's people who fought bravely in the battle of Hunayn until he was martyred.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Khazraj
- Participated in
- The Battle of Hunayn
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The expedition to AwtasBanu JushamBanu NasrHawazinThaqifAbbas ibn Mirdas al-SulamiAbdullah ibn Abi Hadrad al-Aslami
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/101
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islam.museum contributors. “Suraqa ibn al-Harith”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/suraqa-ibn-al-harith/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.