OverviewAn early companion remembered for openly supporting Muhammad ﷺ before Badr.CategoryCompanionPeriodBirth date unknown · d. 653 CE
Names and early beliefAl-Miqdad was an early Muslim in Makkah. He was also called Ibn al-Aswad because of a pre-Islamic adoptive relationship; ibn Amr identifies his biological father.Source: MİKDÂD b. AMR — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Support at BadrHe joined the Muslim community in Madinah and was among its small number of mounted fighters at Badr. Reports remember his assurance that he would stand with Muhammad ﷺ as the community faced battle.Source: MİKDÂD b. AMR — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Later lifeAl-Miqdad participated in later expeditions and transmitted hadith. He remained respected among the companions and died near Madinah in 653, during Uthman ibn Affan’s caliphate.Source: MİKDÂD b. AMR — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.MİKDÂD b. AMR — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
