OverviewA commander remembered for agreements with towns in northern Mesopotamia.CategoryCompanionPeriodBirth date unknown · d. 641 CE
Service in the early communityIyad accepted Islam during Muhammad’s ﷺ lifetime. His later career is better documented than his early life and is closely connected with Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah and the campaigns in Syria.Source: İYÂZ b. GANM — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Upper MesopotamiaUnder Umar ibn al-Khattab, he held command and administrative responsibilities in the Jazira. Accounts describe agreements reached with towns including Raqqa and Edessa as control of the region changed.Source: İYÂZ b. GANM — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Administrative reputationBiographical sources emphasize his generosity and reluctance to favour relatives with public appointments. These reports concern his reputation for public responsibility. He died in 641.Source: İYÂZ b. GANM — 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.İYÂZ b. GANM — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
