al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba | |
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| Governor of Kufa | |
| In office 645/46–649/50 | |
| Monarch | Caliph Uthman |
| Preceded by | Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas |
| Succeeded by | Sa'id ibn al-As |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mecca |
| Died | 680 Raqqa |
| Relations |
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| Children | Aban Hisham Uthman |
| Parents |
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al-Walid ibn Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt (
Arabic: الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط, romanized: al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ, died 680) was the governor of Kufa in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph Uthman
(r. 644–656).
During the reign of Uthman, he was being accused of drinking, the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with Ali's hand.[1]
Life
Al-Walid was born in
sadaqat (charitable tribute) from an Arab tribe known as the Banu Mustaliq.[2]
During the rule of Caliph
Emesa.[3]
His uterine brother, Uthman, appointed him governor of
.References
- OCLC 495469456.
- ^ a b c Bosworth 2002, p. 130.
- ISBN 9781400847877. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
Sources
- ISBN 978-90-04-12756-2.