Hazrat an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin

Chief of Muzayna

an-Nu’man ibn Muqarrin came to the Prophet ﷺ leading four hundred men of Muzayna who embraced Islam. In the caliphate of Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun, when the great Persian host gathered at Nahawand, Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun found Nu’man at prayer in the mosque and appointed him commander — and Nu’man accepted, asking to serve as a warrior, not a tax-collector. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 363–364 — Najeebabadi — an-Nu'man appointed commander of the army at Nahawand.

Victory and Martyrdom Together

Drawing up the army, Nu’man recalled how the Prophet ﷺ would delay battle until the sun declined and the help of Allah descended, and he prayed aloud: “O Allah, grant Nu’man martyrdom this day, with victory for the Muslims.” When the charge came he was the first to fall — and his death was kept secret until the battle was won, so that the news of victory and of his martyrdom reached the army together, exactly as he had prayed. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 499–500 — Kandhlawi — an-Nu'man's du'a for victory and martyrdom at Nahawand, answered together; his death kept secret until victory. The day is remembered as Fath al-Futuh, the Victory of Victories.