and sent him with a sizeable force to Iraq. The bridge known as “Abū ʿUbayd’s Bridge” is named after him, and—as noted—the battle took place there, on which day Abū ʿUbayd was killed. The bridge lies between al-Qādisiyyah and al-Ḥīrah. No biographer counts him among the Companions except Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, yet it is quite possible that he did meet the Prophet and embrace Islam.

Abū Quḥāfah, ʿUthmān ibn ʿĀmir al-Taymī, died in Muḥarram at the age of ninety-plus years. He had accepted Islam on the day Mecca was conquered, when his son, Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq, brought him, leading him by the hand because of his advanced age and poor eyesight; his head was as white as the blossom of the camphor tree. After he professed Islam, the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said, honoring Abū Bakr, “Why did you not leave the old man so that we might come to him?” He also said, “Change this grey hair, but avoid black dye.”

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah ibn Wahb al-Anṣārī, of the clan of ʿAdī ibn al-Najjār, fought at Uḥud and every subsequent campaign. He was killed on the Day of Abū ʿUbayd’s Bridge, according to Ibn al-Athīr.

Year 15 AH:
At the beginning of the year, Shuraḥbīl ibn Ḥasnah conquered the whole of the Jordan by force, except for Tiberias, whose people concluded a treaty with him—all under the orders of Abū ʿUbaydah.