Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi

Summary

ʿĀṣim ibn ʿAmr ibn Mālik al-Usaydī al-Tamīmī[1] (Arabic: عاصم بن عمرو بن مالك الأسيدي التميمي) was a prominent member of Banu Tamim and military leader of Rashidun Caliphate during the rule of Abu Bakr and Umar.

Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
RankMilitary leader
Battles/warsMuslim conquest of Persia

He played an active role during the Muslim conquest of Persia accompanying his older brother Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani – Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah, volume 3 p. 465.
  2. ^ Ṭabarī (1992). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 12: The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine A.D. 635-637/A.H. 14-15. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791407332.