Al-Walid
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al-Walid may refer to:
- Khalid ibn al-WalidKhalid ibn al-WalidKhālid ibn al-Walīd also known as Sayf Allāh al-Maslūl , was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is noted for his military tactics and prowess, commanding the forces of Medina and those of his immediate successors of the Rashidun Caliphate; Abu Bakr and Umar...
(592–642), one of the two famous Arab generals of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century - Al-Walid I (668–715), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 - 715.
- Al-Walid IIAl-Walid IIWalid ibn Yazid or Walid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik....
(died 744), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744. - Ibrahim ibn al-WalidIbrahim ibn al-WalidIbrahim ibn Al-Walid was an Umayyad caliph. He only ruled for a short time in 744 before he abdicated, and went into hiding out of fear of his political opponents. The shortness of this time and his incomplete acceptance led Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari to state that he did not succeed in...
, an Umayyad caliph who ruled for a short time in 744. - AverroesAverroes' , better known just as Ibn Rushd , and in European literature as Averroes , was a Muslim polymath; a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics, Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy,...
(1126–1198), an Andalusian-Arab philosopher, physician, and polymath - Abu al-WalidAbu al-WalidAbu al-Walid , was a Saudi-born Arab of the Ghamid tribe who fought as a "mujahid" volunteer in Central Asia, the Balkans, and the North Caucasus...
(1967–2004), an Arab Mujahid who fought in both Chechen Wars - Najiyah bint al-WalidNajiyah bint al-WalidNajiyah bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira is a sahaba of Muhammad. She is the daughter of Walid ibn Mughira and married Safwan ibn Umayya.Najiyah was one of women who became Muslim before their husbands did. Some of these women were prevented from doing the hijra while their husbands were still...
, a sahaba of Muhammad - Abu al-Walid al-DahdouhAbu al-Walid al-DahdouhAbu al-Walid al-Dahdouh was a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and a commander of the group's military wing, the Al-Quds brigades. He was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 1 March 2006 as he drove past the Palestinian finance ministry....
(died 2006), a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad - Al-Waleed bin TalalAl-Waleed bin TalalPrince Al-Waleed bin Talal is a Saudi Arabian billionaire and member of the Saudi royal family. He is the nephew of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. An entrepreneur and international investor he has amassed a fortune through investments in real estate and the stock market.He is founder and CEO of...
(born 1955), a member of the Saudi Royal Family - Jonah ibn Janah, an important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages
- Walid ibn Utbah (died 624), the son of Quraish leader Utba ibn Rabi'ah