Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah

Abū ʿ Ubaida ʿ Aamir ibn ʿ Abd Allāh ibn al - Dscharrāh (Arabic أبو عبيدة عامر بن عبد الله بن الجراح, DMG Abū ʿ Ubayda ʿ Aamir b ʿ Abd Allāh b al - Ǧarrāḥ, .. † 638 ) was a companion of the Prophet Mohammed, an important played role in the Islamic conquests. He belonged to the clan of quraischitischen Banū l - Harith.

Together with Umar ibn al - Khattab, he played a crucial role in the explanation of Abu Bakr as the successor of the Prophet. After Umar 634 was itself become the Caliph, he made him in the place of Khalid ibn al - Walid as commander of the Muslim forces in Syria. The command was handed over by most Muslim narrators shortly after the conquest of Damascus.

Abu Ubaida was one of the ten next to Abu Bakr As- Siddiq, Umar ibn al - Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Talhah ibn Ubaidullah, az - Zubayr ibn al - Awwam, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Sa ' id ibn Zayd and ʿ Abd ar - Rahmaan ibn ʿ on, which was awarded future admission to paradise even during his lifetime.