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Zubayr ibn al-Awam
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Arabic calligraphy of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam's name
Born 594
Mecca, Hejaz, (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died 656 (aged 61–62)
Other names Abu Abdullah Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abdul Uzza ibn Qusay
Military service
Allegiance Rashidun Caliphate.
Service/branch Rashidun army
Years of service 636, 640–642
Rank Commander
Commands held Rashidun conquest of Egypt, First Muslim civil War
Battles/wars
Parents
  • Awwam ibn Khuwaylid (father)
  • Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib (mother)
Relatives Ja'far (cousin)
Ali (cousin)

Az-Zubayr ibn Al-Awam (Arabic: الزبير بن العوام بن خويلد; 594–656) was a cousin and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and one of the first converts to Islam. He was also one of the ten companions whom Muhammad promised paradise. He became one of the political and military leaders of the community following the death of Muhammad. Az-Zubayr died in the Battle of the Camel.

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