Commander Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas

Saʿad ibn Abī Waqqās

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During Caliph ʿUmar's era 634–644 During Caliph ʿUthman's era 644–656 During Muʿawiyah's era 661–664

Saʿd has been traditionally credited by Chinese Muslims with introducing Islam to China in 650, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang

[...Sa'd was born in Mecca, 595. His father was Abu Waqqas Malik ibn Uhayb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah from the Banu Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh tribe. Uhayb ibn Abd Manaf was the paternal uncle of Aminah bint Wahb, mother of Muhammad. Sa'd's mother was Hamnah bint Sufyan ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf.

He was seventeen years old when he accepted Islam. His son was Umar ibn Sa'ad who played an active and important role in Battle Of Karbala.

[...In 614, the Muslims were on their way to the hills of Mecca to offer prayer with Muhammad, when a group of polytheists observed them. They began to abuse and fight them. Sa’ad beat a polytheist and shed his blood, reportedly becoming the first Muslim to shed blood in the name of Islam.]