Abd Allah ibn Rawaha Arabic: عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن رَوَاحَة | |
Birth Place: | Medina |
Death Date: | 629 CE |
Death Place: | Mu'tah, Eastern Roman Empire |
Death Cause: | Martyrdom in the Battle of Mu'tah |
Resting Place: | Al-Mazar, Mu'tah |
Known For: | being a companion of Muhammad |
Parents: | Rawaha ibn Tha'labah (father) |
Abd Allah ibn Rawahah ibn Tha'laba (Arabic: عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن رَوَاحَة ٱبْن ثَعْلَبَة|translit=ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rawāḥa ibn Thaʿlaba), was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was killed in the Battle of Mut'ah.
Ibn Rawaha was from the Arabian tribe of Banu Khazraj.[1] At a time when writing was not a common skill, he was a scribe and a poet.[2]
He was one of the twelve representatives of the Ansar who took an oath of allegiance before the Hijrah, and later spread Islam to Medina. Also he was among the 73 that pledged allegiance to Muhammad in Medina. He is said to have been alert to the supposed plots of Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy.[2]
Abdullah ibn Rawaha was third in command during the Battle of Mut'ah and was subsequently killed during the battle. He also led his own expedition known as the Expedition of Abdullah ibn Rawaha, where he was sent to assassinate Al-Yusayr ibn Rizam .