Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi

Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
RankMilitary leader
Battles / warsMuslim conquest of Persia

ʿĀṣim ibn ʿAmr ibn Mālik al-Usaydī al-Tamīmī[1] (Arabic: عاصم بن عمرو بن مالك الأسيدي التميمي) was a prominent member of Banu Tamim and military leader of Rashidun Caliphate during the rule of Abu Bakr and Umar.

He played an active role during the Muslim conquest of Persia accompanying his older brother Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani – Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah, volume 3 p. 465.
  2. ^ Ṭabarī (1992). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 12: The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine A.D. 635-637/A.H. 14-15. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791407332.