Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib

Amr (Amru) ibn Maadi bin Yakrib al-Zubaidi al-Madhhiji was the last king of the kings of Yemen before Islam. he was from the tribe of Zubaid part of the large tribe Madhhij . He was very brave and he converted to Islam at time of Muhammad. Abi Waqqas asked the Khalifah Umar ibn al-Khattab to send him reinforcement for the battle of Qadisiyah . Umar replied: "I have sent you 2000 men: Amr bin Ma'adi Yakrib and Tulayhah al-Asadi. Each one of them counts as a thousand." He was mentioned by al-Hamdani in " Geography of the Arabian Peninsula " as a valiant knight of the Madhhij tribe of Yemen.

Arabian cavalry commander (died c. 642) Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib al-Zubaīdi al-Madḥ'hijī ( ) (died c. 642) was an Arabian cavalry commander of the Zubaid clan in Yemen , part of the Madhhij tribe confederation who developed a reputation as a legendary warrior. He is said to have battled against legendary figures like Amir ibn Tufail, Antarah ibn Shaddad and Dorayd bin Al Soma . He was also a leading figure in Arabic poetry . Werner Daum called Amr the most famous Arabian hero. Amr converted to Islam in the time of prophet Muhammad and became one of the two champions of the Rashidun caliphate said to have the strength of 1,000 soldiers. The other was Tulayha . He participated in the battle of the Yarmuk and the battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the elephants of the Sassanids . He also participated in the battle of Jalula , where he led the Rashidun cavalry. Later, Amr participated in the Muslim conquest of Khorasan . Amr was killed during the Battle of Nahavand in 642. Amr had several famous swords that became the subjects of certain legends of later Arabic poetry particularly during the Abbasid caliphate , such as those swords named Dhu al-Nun, al-Qalzam and ash-Shamsharah. However, the most famous sword that belonged to Amr was the as-Sayf al-Qala'i , which was named "al-Samsarah", which literally means "killing on the spot". It reportedly originated from the time of ʿĀd . Aside from the swords, as a master equestrian , Amr possessed many warhorses. Arab tribes residing mainly in Iraq, particularly the sub-branches of Zubaid such as Jubur , Obaid and Al Uqaydat , claim to be direct patrilineal descendants of Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib Jam'a, Husayn.

Arabian cavalry commander (died c. 642) Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib al-Zubaīdi al-Madḥ'hijī ( Arabic : عمرو بن معد يكرب الزبيدي المذحجي ) (died 642 CE) was an Arabian cavalry commander of the Zubaid clan in Yemen , part of the Madhhij tribe confederation. Amr is considered a legendary warrior, battling against legendary figures like Amir ibn Tufail, Antarah ibn Shaddad and Dorayd bin Al Soma . Amr converted to Islam in the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , and became one of the two champions of the Rashidun caliphate , along with Tulayha . Both were said to have the strength of a thousand soldiers. Amr participated in the battle of the Yarmuk and the battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the elephants of the Sassanids . He also led the Rashidun in the battle of Jalula , and served in the Muslim conquest of Khorasan . Amr was killed during the Battle of Nahavand in 642 CE. Amr had several swords that became the subjects of certain legends of later Arabic poetry , particularly during the Abbasid caliphate , such as swords named Dhu al-Nun, al-Qalzam and ash-Shamsharah. Arab tribes residing mainly in Iraq, particularly the sub-branches of Zubaid such as Jubur , Obaid and Al-Uqaydat , claim to be direct patrilineal descendants of Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib.