Ikrima ibn Amr

Ikrima ibn Amr
Bornc.598 (approximate date)
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died634 or 636 CE
Ajnadayn or near Yarmuk River
Allegiance
Service / branchRashidun army
Years of service632–634 or 636
CommandsField commander of Muslim army in Arabia
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)
Children(possibly a son named Amr)
RelationsAbu Jahl (father)
Mujaladiya bint Amr (mother)

Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ibn Hisham (Arabic: عكرمة بن أبي جهل بن هشام, romanized: ʿIkrima ibn ʿAbi Jahl ibn Hishām; c.598–634 or 636) was an opponent-turned companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a military commander in the Ridda wars and the Muslim conquest of Syria. In the latter campaign, he was killed fighting the Byzantine forces.