He also led the Rashidun in the battle of Jalula, and served in the Muslim conquest of Khorasan. Amr participated in the battle of the Yarmuk and the battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the elephants of the Sassanids. Both were said to have the strength of a thousand soldiers. He was also a leading figure in Arabic poetry, with historian Werner Daum calling Amr the most famous Arabian hero.Īmr converted to Islam in the time of prophet Muhammad, and became one of the two champions of the Rashidun caliphate, along with Tulayha. Amr is considered a legendary warrior, battling against legendary figures like Amir ibn Tufail, Antarah ibn Shaddad and Dorayd bin Al Soma. Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib al-Zubaīdi al-Madḥ'hijī ( Arabic: عمرو بن معد يكرب الزبيدي المذحجي) (died 642 CE) was an Arabian cavalry commander of the Zubaid clan in Yemen, part of the Madhhij tribe confederation.
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