page_title: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
hierarchical_section_title: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
caption_attribution_description: English: The battle between Nowzar and Afrasiab from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, Folio 102, verso
context_page_description: Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, also known as Saʿd ibn Malik, was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet. Saʿd was reportedly the seventh person to embrace Islam, which he did at the age of seventeen. He is mainly known for his commandership in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and in the conquest of Persia in 636, his governorship over Persia, and his diplomatic sojourns to China in 651.
context_section_description: Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās (Arabic: سعد بن أبي وقاص‎), also known as Saʿd ibn Malik, was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet. Saʿd was reportedly the seventh person to embrace Islam, which he did at the age of seventeen. He is mainly known for his commandership in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and in the conquest of Persia in 636, his governorship over Persia, and his diplomatic sojourns to China in 651.
caption: Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas leads the armies of the Rashidun Caliphate during the Battle of al-Qāddisiyyah from a manuscript of the Shahnameh.
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