Tufayl ibn Amr
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Al-Tufayl ibn Amr al-Dawsi (died 633) was the chief of the Banu Daws
tribe from Tihama in pre-Quranic times. He accepted Islam
before the hijra
and helped propagate Islam among his fellow tribesmen. During the Riddah wars, he led a contingent of his people against the impostor Mosailima. In the Battle of Yamama
, Tufayl ibn Amr fell as a martyr.
Banu Daws
The Banu Daws was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. Located south of Mecca, the tribe numbered among its leadersTufayl ibn Amr, one of Muhammad's companions....
tribe from Tihama in pre-Quranic times. He accepted Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
before the hijra
Hijra (Islam)
The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
and helped propagate Islam among his fellow tribesmen. During the Riddah wars, he led a contingent of his people against the impostor Mosailima. In the Battle of Yamama
Battle of Yamama
The Battle of Yamama was fought in December AD 632 as part as the Ridda or apostate wars on the plain of Aqraba in the region of Yamama between the forces of Muslim Caliph Abu Bakr and Musaylimah, an apostate.-Background:...
, Tufayl ibn Amr fell as a martyr.