Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ibn Wuhayb al-Zuhri was an Arab Muslim commander. He was the founder of Kufa and served as its governor under Umar ibn al-Khattab. He played a leading role in the Muslim conquest of Persia and was a close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Bow inscribed with the words of Muhammad's order to Sa'd, at Hejaz Railway Museum in Medina
Taq Kasra or Ctesiphon palace ruin, with the arch in the centre, 1864
Euphrates river near Kufa
Great mosque of Kufa in 1915
Kufa, also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf are joined into a single urban area that is mostly commonly known to the outside world as 'Najaf'.
Image: مسجد السهلة
Image: Mihrab in the Kufa Mosque
Image: Grand mosque of Kufa 2
Image: Kufa Mosque