page_title: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
section_title: Battles
hierarchical_section_title: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas / Biography / During Muhammad's era 610–632 / Battles
caption_attribution_description: العربية: قوس منسوب إلى الصحابي سعد بن أبي وقاص موجود في متحف سكة حديد الحجاز بالمدينة المنورة. تاريخ القوس غير مؤكد، وقد نقش عليه كتابة بالخط الثُلُث من فترة متأخرة تشير إلى قول رسول الإسلام محمد لسعد بن أبي وقاص يوم أُحُد: ارم سعد ... فداك أبي وأمي
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: In 614, the Muslims were on their way to the hills of Mecca to offer prayer with Muhammad, when a group of polytheists observed them. They began to abuse and fight them. Sa`ad beat a polytheist and shed his blood, reportedly becoming the first Muslim to shed blood in the name of Islam.
  He fought at the battle of Badr with his young brother ʿUmayr. Being only in his early teens, Umayr was denied access to battle, but after struggling and crying, he was later given permission by Muhammed to fight in battle. Saʿd returned to Medina alone; ʿUmayr was one of the fourteen Muslims who died in the battle.
  At the battle of Uhud, Saʿd was chosen as an archer together with Zayd, Saʿīb (the son of Uthmān ibn Mazūn) and others. Saʿd was among those who fought in defense of Muhammad after some Muslims had deserted their positions. Muhammad honoured him by declaring him one of the best archers of that time. During the battle, Muhammad gathered some arrows for him.
caption: Bow of Saad bin Abi-Waqqas at Medina railway museum
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