Ukba ibn Amir al-Juhani

On the day of the relocation of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, Ukba ibn Amir grazed his sheep in the desert. Upon learning of the arrival of the Prophet, he threw his sheep and immediately went on a journey to meet him. Seeing Muhammad, Ukba asked him to take the oath ( bai ) ^[2] .

Like a shadow, Ukba inextricably followed the Prophet Muhammad. He often held the occasion of his mule or walked beside him. Often the Prophet planted him in the back of himself, so that Ukba even received the nickname "Riding behind." Sometimes Muhammad dismounted from the mule to make way for Ukba, and he followed on foot ^[2] .

Gaining knowledge directly from Muhammad, he became a wonderful reader of the Qur'an, a narrator of hadiths ( rabbi ) and a scholar-theologian in the field of inheritance ( miras ). He was also a famous writer, linguist and poet. Until recently, in the mosque of Ukba ibn Amir (Egypt) there was a handwritten scroll of the Koran. At the end of the manuscript was written: "Written by Ukboy ibn Amir al-Juhani." This manuscript was one of the oldest known scrolls of the Koran, but, unfortunately, now this manuscript has been lost ^[2] .

He participated in the battle of Uhud and other battles of Muslims against polytheists. For the courage and bravery shown during the conquest of Damascus, Abu Ubaid ibn al-Jarrah rewarded Ukba ibn Amir by sending him to the caliph Umar to tell the good news of a new victory. In Damascus, he lived in the Battum area. During the conquest of Egypt was one of the commanders of Muslim armies. Mu'awiyah Ibn Abu Sufyan appointed him to the post of governor of Egypt , where he stayed for three years ^[3] . He settled in the palace on the slope of the Cairo mountain al-Muqattam. Then he was sent by the commander of the campaign on the island of Rhodes ^[2] .

For some time he lived in Basra . He took part in the battle of Siffin on the side of Mu'awiy ^[1] .

Being in egypt in In 678 , Ukba ibn Amir al-Juhani was mortally ill. Before his death, he addressed his children with an admonition: “O my children, remember well that I will bequeath to you three things: take on faith the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, only making sure of its authenticity; never borrow money, even if you walk half naked; do not write poetry, for it distracts the heart from the Qur'an. ” He was buried on the side of al-Muqattam in Cairo. He left as a legacy more than seventy bows, with each of which was a quiver with arrows ^[2] .

• Ukba ibn Amir al-Juhani (neopr.) . Info-Islam (April 23, 2009). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.