Ubayda ibn al-Harith

Not to be confused with Ubadah ibn al-Samit.
Ubayda ibn al-Harith
عبيدة بن الحارث
Born
ʿUbayda ibn al-Ḥārith

c. 562 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day KSA)
Died13 March 624(624-03-13) (aged 61–62) 17 Ramadan, 2 AH.
Badr, Hejaz, Arabia
Cause of deathDied from the wounds received in the Battle of Badr
Known forBeing a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Being the first martyr of Islam in a battlefield
SpouseZaynab bint Khuzayma
FamilyBanu Muttalib (Quraish)

ʿUbayda ibn al-Ḥārith (Arabic: عبيدة بن الحارث) (c. 562 – 13 March 624) was a relative[1] and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is known for commanding the expedition in which Islam’s first arrow was shot[1][2] and for being the first Muslim to be martyred in battle and third ever in Islam.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Razwy, Sayed Ali Asgher. A Restatement of the History of Islam & Muslims. p. 128.
  2. ^ Muir, Sir William (1877). The Life of Mohammed. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Razwy, Sayed Ali Asgher. A Restatement of the History of Islam & Muslims. p. 136.
  4. ^ Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi. Translated by Faizer, R., Ismail, A., & Tayob, A. (2011). The Life of Muhammad, pp. 36, 73. Oxford: Routledge.