Malik Al-Ashtar
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Yemen |
Died | Egypt |
658 AD | |
Egypt | |
Sons | Ibrahim |
Parents | Al Hareth bin Abed Yaghouth bin Maslamah |
Known For | Muhammad |
Ali | |
Children | Ibrahim ibn Malik al-Ashtar |
Ishaq ibn Malik al-Ashtar | |
Battleswar | Battle of the Yarmuk |
Umar | |
Battle of Yarmuk | |
Monarch | Ali (r. 656–661) |
Previous position | Governor of Roman Egypt (658 AD–658 AD) |
Year of servic | 636, 656–657 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2213891 |
Malik Al-Ashtar Life story
Malik al-Ashtar, also known as Mālik bin al-Ḥārith al-Nakhaʿīy al-Maḏḥijīy, was one of the loyal companions of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. According to Sunni sources, he was one of the people involved behind the murder of Uthman, the third Rashidun Caliph.