Ikrima ibn Amr

Ikrima ibn Amr
Ikrima ibn Amr
Born	c. 598 (approximate date); Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died	636 CE; Ajnadayn or near Yarmuk River
Allegiance	Quraysh (624–630); Muhammad (630–632); Rashidun Caliphate (632–636);
Branch	Rashidun army
Service years	632–636
Commands	Field commander of Muslim army in Arabia
Conflicts	Muslim–Mushrikite wars Battle of Badr (624); Battle of Uhud (625); ; Ridda wars; Muslim conquest of Syria Battle of Ajnadayn (634); Battle of the Yarmuk (636) †; ;
Spouses	Umm Hakim bint al-Harith; Qutayla bint Qays; Asma bint al-Nu'man;
Children	(possibly a son named Amr)
Relations	Abu Jahl (father) ; Mujaladiya bint Amr (mother)

Ikrima ibn Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عكرمة بن عمرو بن هشام, romanized: ʿIkrima ibn ʿAmr ibn Hishām; c. 598–636) 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.