Humaydah al-Bariqi

Humaydah ibn an-Nu'man al-Bariqi[1] (Arabic: حميضة بن النعمان البارقي‎) was a companion of Muhammad. He was the leader of the tribe of Bariq and an extremely successful military general during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Umar.[2] Humaydah also fought under Sa`d's command against the Sassanid army at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.[3][4]

Humaydah al-Bariqi
DiedBariq
AllegianceMuhammad
Rashidun Caliphate
Bariq
Service/branchRashidun army
RankCommander

Lineage

His full name was Humaydah b. al-Nu'man b. Humaydah b. al-Harith b. Awf b. Amr b. Sa`d b. Thailbh b. Kinanah al-Bariqi[5] Ibn Bariq Ibn Uday Ibn Haritha Ibn Amr Mazikiee Ibn Aamr bin Haritha Algtarif bin Imru al-Qais Thailb bin Mazen Ibn Al-Azd Ibn Al-Ghoth Ibn Nabit Ibn Malik bin Zaid Ibn Kahlan Ibn Saba'a (Sheba) Ibn Yashjub Ibn Yarab Ibn Qahtan Ibn Hud (Eber).

Nu'man b. Humaydah al-Bariqi (Arabic: النعمان بن حميضة البارقي‎) was his father.

References
  1. The Battle of Al-Qādisiyyah،
  2. "The History of al-Tabari Vol. 10". google.com.sa. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. Constructing Al-Azd: Tribal Identity and Society in the Early Islamic Centuries،
  4. The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine A.D. 635-637/A.H. 14-15،
  5. "The History of al-Tabari Vol. 12". google.com.sa. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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