Hazrat Sufyan ibn Awf

A Commander Who Slipped Through

“He [Mu’awiya رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyanرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُA scribe of the revelation; long governor of SyriaNarrators of Hadith] also sent Nu’man ibn Bashir رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Nu'man ibn Bashirرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُOne of the first children born to the Ansar after the Hijra; a narratorAnsar · Narrators of Hadith to Ayn al-Tamr where Malik ibn Ka’b, the governor, did not receive reinforcements from Ali رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Ali ibn Abi Talibرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · People of Badr and yielded the territory to the Syrian commander. Mada’in and Anbar met the same fate and Sufyan ibn Awf returned to Damascus with huge possessions from these territories. Although Ali رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Ali ibn Abi Talibرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · People of Badr made an advancement to intercept him, Sufyan ibn Awf got away uncaught.” 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 492 — Najeebabadi — Sufyan ibn Awf carries off the spoils of Mada'in and Anbar.