Ubayda ibn al-Harith

Ubayda ibn al-Harith
عبيدة ابن الحارث
Born
ʿUbayda ibn al-Ḥārith

c. 562 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day KSA)
Died13 March 624(624-03-13) (aged 61–62) 17 Ramadan, 2 AH.
Badr, Hejaz, Arabia
Cause of deathMartyred from the wounds received in the Battle of Badr
Known forBeing a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Being the first martyr of Islam in a battlefield
SpouseZaynab bint Khuzayma
FamilyBanu Muttalib (Quraish)

Ubayda ibn al-Harith (Arabic: عبيدة ابن الحارث, romanizedʿUbayda ibn al-Ḥārith) (c. 562 – 13 March 624) was a relative and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is known for commanding the expedition in which Islam’s first arrow was shot and for being the first Muslim to be martyred in battle and third ever in Islam.