Al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin, Martyr of Nahavand

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Al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrinالنعمان بن مقرن

Approximate dateNahavand

The commander who led the victory of victories at Nahavand and died in it.

Al-Nu'man came to Madinah with his tribe Muzaynah and accepted Islam. Umar chose him to lead the decisive battle against Persia at Nahavand in 642. He was killed early in the fighting; his brother hid his death and the army won. When Umar heard, he wept.

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