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Āmir ibn Abī al-Bukayr al-Laythī[1] (Arabic: عامر بن أبي البكير الليثي) was an early sahabi (companion) of the Prophet Muhammad. He participated in the Battle of Badr and all the battles with the Prophet Muhammad.[2]

Lineage

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His lineage is: ʿĀmir ibn Abī al-Bukayr ibn ʿAbd Yā Lail ibn Nāshib ibn Ghayrah ibn Saʿd ibn Layth ibn Bukayr ibn ʿAbd Munāf ibn Kinānah al-Laythī[1]

Brief Biography

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He was from the early converts of Islam where he pledged allegiance in the house of Arqam alongside his brothers Iyās, Āqil, and Khālid.[2]

Ibn Sa'd said that the Prophet Muhammad made ʿĀmir brothers, in a sense of friendship, with Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās.[2][3]

He witnessed and participated in the Battle of Badr and all the battles with the Prophet Muhammad.[2]

He was killed at the Battle of Al Yamama.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d: 3/1/283, Tabaqat Khalifa: 23, Tarikh Khalifa: 113, Al-Isti’ab: 5/284, Asad al-Ghaba: 3/118, Al-‘Iqd al-Thamin: 5/82, Al-Isaba: 5/275
  2. ^ a b c d e SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. p. 186.
  3. ^ Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d: 3/1/283