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Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba
Governor of Kufa
	In office; 645/46–649/50
Monarch	Caliph Uthman
Preceded by	Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Succeeded by	Sa'id ibn al-As
Personal details
Born	Mecca
Died	680; Raqqa
Relations	Banu Umayya (clan); Uthman (half-brother); Al-Walid ibn Hisham al-Mu'ayti (grandson);
Children	Aban ; Hisham ; Uthman
Parents	Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt (father); Arwa bint Kurayz (mother);

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Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ (Arabic: الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط, died 680) was the governor of Kufa in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656).

During the reign of Uthman, he was being accused of drinking, the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with Ali's hand.^[1]

Life

Al-Walid was born in Mecca to father Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt of the Banu Umayya clan and mother Arwa bint Kurayz of the Banu Rabi'ah. Both of his parents belonged to clans from the Banu Abd Shams branch of the Quraysh tribe, which dominated Mecca. He was also a maternal half-brother of Uthman ibn Affan, a member of the Banu Umayya who went on to become caliph in 644. Like most Meccans at the time, his family was a polytheist and opposed Muhammad. His father died fighting against the latter at the Battle of Badr in 624. However, al-Walid converted to Islam after the Muslim conquest of Mecca in 630. He was charged by Muhammad with collecting the sadaqat (charitable tribute) from an Arab tribe known as the Banu Mustaliq.^[2]

During the rule of Caliph Umar (r. 634–644), al-Walid was charged with collecting the sadaqat from the Banu Taghlib tribe in Upper Mesopotamia.^[2] Later he involved during Muslim conquest of the Levant, when he was sent by Iyad ibn Ghanm to subdue the fortresses of the tribe of Rabi'a and Tanukhid in Jazira, in an attempt to relieve the Byzantine coalition pressures toward Emesa.^[3]

His uterine brother, Uthman, appointed him governor of Kufa in 645/46, but his behavior and wine consumption riled the pious Muslims of that city, compelling Uthman to recall him in 649/50. He fled to Upper Mesopotamia following Uthman's assassination in 656 and died in al-Raqqa in 680.^[2] His son Aban served as governor of Homs under Caliph Abd al-Malik.

References

^ Vaglieri, L. Veccia (1960). "ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib". In Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume I: A–B. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 381–386. OCLC 495469456.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bosworth 2002, p. 130.
^ Donner, Fred (July 14, 2014). The Early Islamic Conquests (electronic ed.). Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9781400847877. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

Sources

Bosworth, C. E. (2002). "Al-Walīd b. ʿUkba". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume XI: W–Z. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 130. ISBN 978-90-04-12756-2.

[1] Vaglieri, L. Veccia (1960). "ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib". In Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume I: A–B. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 381–386. OCLC 495469456.

[FOOTNOTEBosworth2002130-2] Bosworth 2002, p. 130.

[Fred_Donner-3] Donner, Fred (July 14, 2014). The Early Islamic Conquests (electronic ed.). Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9781400847877. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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-'''Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ''' ({{lang-ar|وليد بن عقبة}}, died 680) was the governor of [[Kufa]] in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph [[Uthman]] (r. 644–656).
+'''Al-Walīd ibn ʿUqba ibn Abī Muʿayṭ''' ({{langx|ar|الْوَلِيْد ابْنِ عُقبَة ابْنِ أَبِيّ مُعَيْط}}, died 680) was the governor of [[Kufa]] in 645/46–649/50 during the reign of his half-brother, Caliph [[Uthman]] ({{reign|644|656}}).
+During the reign of Uthman, he was being accused of drinking,  the legal punishment of whipping was carried out on him, and according to some accounts, with [[Ali]]'s hand.<ref>{{EI2|last=Vaglieri |first=L. Veccia|authorlink=Laura Veccia Vaglieri|title=ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib|volume=1|pages=381–386}}
+</ref>
 ==Life==
-Al-Walid was born in [[Mecca]] to father [[Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt|Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt]] of the [[Umayyad dynasty|Banu Umayya]] clan and mother [[Arwa bint Kurayz]] of the Banu Rabi'a.<ref name="Bosworth130">Bosworth 2002, p. 130.</ref> Both of his parents belonged to clans from the [[Banu Abd Shams]] branch of the [[Quraysh]] tribe, which dominated Mecca. He was also a maternal half-brother of [[Uthman|Uthman ibn Affan]], a member of the Banu Umayya who went on to become caliph in 644.<ref name="Bosworth130"/> Like most Meccans at the time, his family was polytheistic and opposed [[Muhammad]]. His father died fighting against the latter at the [[Battle of Badr]] in 624.<ref name="Bosworth130"/> However, al-Walid converted to Islam after the Muslim conquest of Mecca in 630.<ref name="Bosworth130"/> He was charged by Muhammad with collecting the ''[[sadaqat]]'' (charitable tribute) from an Arab tribe known as the [[Banu Mustaliq]].<ref name="Bosworth130"/>
+Al-Walid was born in [[Mecca]] to father [[Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt|Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt]] of the [[Umayyad dynasty|Banu Umayya]] clan and mother [[Arwa bint Kurayz]] of the Banu Rabi'ah. Both of his parents belonged to clans from the [[Banu Abd Shams]] branch of the [[Quraysh]] tribe, which dominated Mecca. He was also a maternal half-brother of [[Uthman|Uthman ibn Affan]], a member of the Banu Umayya who went on to become caliph in 644. Like most Meccans at the time, his family was a polytheist and opposed [[Muhammad]]. His father died fighting against the latter at the [[Battle of Badr]] in 624. However, al-Walid converted to Islam after the Muslim [[conquest of Mecca]] in 630. He was charged by Muhammad with collecting the ''[[sadaqat]]'' (charitable tribute) from an Arab tribe known as the [[Banu Mustaliq]].{{sfn|Bosworth|2002|p=130}}
-During the rule of Caliph [[Umar]] (r. 634–644), al-Walid was charged with collecting the ''sadaqat'' from the [[Banu Taghlib]] tribe in [[Al-Jazira (caliphal province)|Upper Mesopotamia]].<ref name="Bosworth130"/> His uterine brother, Uthman, appointed him governor of [[Kufa]] in 645/46, but his behavior and wine consumption riled the pious Muslims of that city, compelling Uthman to recall him in 649/50.<ref name="Bosworth130"/> He fled to Upper Mesopotamia following Uthman's assassination in 656 and died in [[al-Raqqa]] in 680.<ref name="Bosworth130"/> His son [[Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba|Aban]] served as governor of [[Homs]] under Caliph [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan|Abd al-Malik]].
+During the rule of Caliph [[Umar]] ({{reign|634|644}}), al-Walid was charged with collecting the ''sadaqat'' from the [[Banu Taghlib]] tribe in [[Al-Jazira (caliphal province)|Upper Mesopotamia]].{{sfn|Bosworth|2002|p=130}} Later he involved during [[Muslim conquest of the Levant]], when he was sent by [[Iyad ibn Ghanm]] to subdue the fortresses of the tribe of Rabi'a and Tanukhid in [[Al-Jazira (caliphal province)|Jazira]], in an attempt to relieve the [[Siege of Emesa (638)|Byzantine coalition pressures]] toward [[Emesa]].<ref name="Fred Donner">{{cite book |last1=Donner |first1=Fred |title=The Early Islamic Conquests |date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9781400847877 |pages=512 |edition=electronic |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5__AwAAQBAJ |access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
+His uterine brother, Uthman, appointed him governor of [[Kufa]] in 645/46, but his behavior and wine consumption riled the pious Muslims of that city, compelling Uthman to recall him in 649/50. He fled to Upper Mesopotamia following Uthman's assassination in 656 and died in [[al-Raqqa]] in 680.{{sfn|Bosworth|2002|p=130}} His son [[Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba|Aban]] served as governor of [[Homs]] under Caliph [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan|Abd al-Malik]].
 ==References==
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+==Sources==
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+*{{EI2 |last=Bosworth |first=C. E. |authorlink=Clifford Edmund Bosworth |article=Al-Walīd b. ʿUkba |volume=11 |page=130}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Walid ibn Uqba}}
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