Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As
Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (died 684)
Abū Muḥammad 'Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As (Arabic: أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ عَبۡدُ ٱللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بۡنِ ٱلۡعَاصِ ٱلسَّهْمِيُّ ٱلۡقُرَشِيُّ, romanized: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ as-Sahmī al-Qurašī; died 684 CE) was the son of Amr ibn al-As and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the author of "Sahifah al-Sadiqah" ("The Truthful Script", Arabic: الصحيفة الصادقة), the first known hadith compilation document. The document contained about one thousand of prophet Muhammad's narrations.
Biography
Abd Allah ibn Amr embraced Islam in the year 7 AH (c. 628 CE), a year before his father, Amr ibn al-As. Muhammad was said to have shown a preference for Abd Allah ibn 'Amr due to his knowledge. He was one of the first companions to write down the Hadith, after receiving permission from Muhammad to do so.
Abd Allah witnessed some of the battles under Muhammad. He participated in the Battle of Siffin as he was obliged to follow his father in the ranks of Mu'awiya. He led the right wing of the army, though he did not take part in the actual fighting. He was said to have regretted his participation.
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