Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib
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Amr ibn Maʻdīkarib al-Zubaīdi al-Madḥ'hijī was an Arabian cavalry commander of the Zubaid clan in Yemen, part of the Madhhij tribe confederation. Amr is considered a legendary warrior, battling agains
Antarah ibn Shaddad, long time nemesis of Amr in the pre-Islamic poetries.
Modern picture of Abha, historically the hometown of Amr ibn Ma'dikarib.
The Great Mosque of Sanaa, the oldest mosque in Yemen. It was built around 633 CE.
The cavalry units under Qa'qa and Amr captured the trench behind the Sassanid army.
Battle of the Yarmuk
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The Battle of the Yarmuk was a major battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate near the Yarmouk River in Byzantine Syria that marked a crucial point in the Muslim conquest of Syri
Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib
…two champions of the Rashidun Caliphate, the other being Tulayha. Both were said to have the strength of a thousand soldiers. Amr participated in the Battle of the Yarmuk and the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the elephants of the Sassanids. He also led the Rashidun in the Battle of Jalula, and served in the Muslim…
Illustration of the Battle of Yarmuk by an anonymous Catalan illustrator (c. 1310 – 1325)
Across the ravines lies the battlefield of Yarmuk, about 8 miles away from here, in Jordan