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Amir ibn Abi Waqqas

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ʿĀmir ibn Abī Waqqāṣ
A tomb dedicated to Amir in the Irbid Governorate.
Born
Medina (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Diedc. 634
Damascus, Syria
Years active7th century CE
Known forCompanion of Muhammad
RelativesSaʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ
FamilyBanu Zuhrah (from Quraysh)

ʿĀmir ibn Abī Waqqāṣ (Arabic: عامر بن أبي وقاص) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the brother of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a leading commander under the Rashidun Caliphate during their conquests of Persia. Like his brother, Amir participated in the Battle of Uhud and most early Islamic military campaigns, but did not live to see the reign of Uthman ibn Affan.

Biography

He was born in the Banu Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh tribal confederation, being the second son to be born to Malik ibn Uhayb and Hamnah bint Sufyan.[1][2][3] After his older brother Sa'd embraced Islam due to the increasing influence of Muhammad, Amir was also inclined on converting to Islam, but hesitated after his mother told him that she would not eat, drink or sleep if he did so.[1][2][3] Eventually, Amir became a Muslim and joined the early Muslims in their mass migration to Abyssinia, and afterwards returned to Arabia, participating in the Battle of Uhud.[4][5] Like most of the other Sahaba, Amir pledged his allegiance to Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph after the death of Muhammad.[6][7] Along with his brother, he served as a messenger during the Islamic conquests of Persia.[8]

Amir ibn Abi Waqqas kept a low profile during the caliphate of Abu Bakr, moving to Damascus, where he spent the rest of his life until his death during the caliphate of Umar (r. 634–644).[1][3]

Tomb

According to Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Amir died in Damascus, Syria.[1] However, there is a tomb dedicated to Amir in the town of Waqqas in the Al-Āghwār ash-Shamāliyah district of Irbid Governorate, Jordan.[9] The mausoleum dates back to the Mamluk period and was built between the 13th to 14th centuries. It was rebuilt in 2002 and incorporated into part of a larger Islamic religious complex which includes a mosque, library, and courtyard for communal gatherings.[10][11] Its most recognizable aspects are the flat circular dome and Mamluk-style minaret.[9]

See also

References

  1. Ibn Hajar (1995). Al-Iṣābah fī Tamyīz al-Ṣahābah [Hitting the Mark in the Discerment of the Companions] (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Kutub al-ʻIlmīyah‘. p. 598.
  2. Ibn al-Athir (2009). Usd al-ghābah fi maʿrifat al-Saḥabah [Lions of the Wild: On Knowing the Companions] (in Arabic). Vol. 1. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-Ma‘rifah lil-Ṭibā‘ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘.
  3. Ibn Sa'd (2001). Kitāb al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kabīr [The Major Book of Classes] (in Arabic). Vol. 4. Cairo, Egypt: Maktabat al-Khānjī‘. p. 16.
  4. Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad; Guillaume, Alfred (2004). The Life of Muhammad (17th ed.). Pakistan: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0196360331.
  5. al-Baladhuri (1938). Ansāb al-ashrāf [Genealogies of the Nobles] (in Arabic). Jerusalem: University Press.
  6. Ibn al-Jazari (2023). I'lām bi-Tārīkh al-Islām [Entitlement of the Islamic History] (in Arabic). Madinah: Al-Maimouni's Publications.
  7. Shamsuddin Dhahabi (1947). Tārīkh al-Islām [The History of the Islamic Religion] (in Arabic). Casablanca, Morocco: Maṭbaʻat al-Aṭlas.
  8. Farid, Salma (13 March 2020). "في جهاد الصحابة "عامر بن أبي وقاص"..بقلم مجدي سالم" [In The Jihad Of The Companions: "Amir Ibn Abi Waqqas" By Magdi Salem]. Ala Bab Misr (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  9. Neveu, Norig (2010), "Chapter 10 Islamic tourism in Jordan", in Scott, Noel; Jafari, Jafar (eds.), Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, vol. 2, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 141–157, doi:10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002013, ISBN 978-1-84950-920-6, retrieved 2026-05-20
  10. Al-Zawahreh, Ashraf (16 July 2014). "مسجد ومقام عامر بن ابي وقاص.. الصلاة بجوار الصحابة الكرام" [Mosque and shrine of Amir ibn Abi Waqqas... Praying next to the noble companions]. Addus Tour (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. Zubaid, M.A. (9 November 2002). "368) الف دينار كلفة مخازن الشونة الشمالية الاستثمارية.. انجاز مقام الصحابي الجليل عامر بن ابي وقاص بكلفة مقدارها (341 الف دينار" [368 thousand dinars is the cost of the North Shuna investment warehouses... Completion of the shrine of the great companion Amer bin Abi Waqqas at a cost of 341 thousand dinars]. Addus Tour (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.