OverviewA companion and poet remembered in accounts of early military campaigns.CategoryCompanionPeriodDates not established
A leader from YemenAmr belonged to the Zubayd branch of Madhhij in Yemen. Already known as a tribal leader, he came to Madinah with a delegation and accepted Islam near the end of Muhammad’s ﷺ lifetime.Source: AMR b. MA‘DÎKERİB — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Conflict and returnAccounts describe his involvement in the upheavals in Yemen after that period and his subsequent return to the Muslim community. He later served in campaigns in the Levant and Iraq, including Qadisiyya.Source: AMR b. MA‘DÎKERİB — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Literary legacyPoetry attributed to Amr survives through later collections and scholarly editions. It offers evidence of the literary culture surrounding tribal identity and warfare; individual heroic stories require separate evaluation.Source: AMR b. MA‘DÎKERİB — 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.AMR b. MA‘DÎKERİB — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
