Ikrima ibn Amr

Ikrima ibn Amr
Ikrima ibn Amr
Born	c. 598 (approximate date); Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died	634 or 636 CE; Ajnadayn (between Ramla and Bayt Jibrin) or near Yarmouk River
Allegiance	Quraysh (624 — 630) ; Muhammad (630 — 632) ; Rashidun Caliphate (632 — 634 or 636)
Service/branch	Rashidun army
Years of service	632 — 634 or 636
Commands held	Field commander of Muslim army in Arabia
Battles/wars	Battle of Badr (624); Battle of Uhud (625); Ridda wars; Battle of Ajnadayn (634); Possibly Battle of Yarmouk (636);
Spouse(s)	Umm Hakim bint al-Harith ibn Hisham ; Qutayla bint Qays ibn Ma'dikarib ; Asma bint al-Nu'man ibn Abi al-Jawn
Children	(possibly a son named Amr)
Relations	Abu Jahl (father) ; Mujaladiya bint Amr (mother)

ʿIkrima ibn Abī Jahl ʿAmr ibn Hishām (Arabic: عكرمة بن أبي جهل عمرو بن هشام; born: 598 CE) was a leading opponent-turned companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a Muslim commander in the Ridda wars and the conquest of Syria. In the latter campaign, he was killed fighting the Byzantine forces.

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