`Abd Allah ibn Rawahah

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`Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (Arabic: عبدالله ابن رواحة‎) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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He was a scribe and a poet, writing not being a commonly known skill.[1]

He was one of the twelve representatives of the Ansar who took an oath of allegiance in the first, before the Migration to Medina and later spread Islam to Medina, also being one among the 73 that pledged allegiance to Muhammad in Medina[2].

He is said to have been alert to the plots of Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy's plots [1]

He was third in command during the Battle of Mut'ah and was subsequently killed during the battle[2].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.islamic-council.org/lib/men/ABD-ALLAH-IBN-RAWAAHAH.html, URL Accessed March 30, 2006
  2. ^ a b [1] URL Accessed March 16, 2006
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