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Uways al‑Qarani

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Uwais al-Qarani , a was an Arab , Muslim , mystic , martyr , and philosopher from Yemen . He lived during the lifetime of Muhammad , but never met Muhammad personally. As reported by Ibn Battuta , Uwais was killed in the Battle of Siffeen as a soldier in Imam Ali's army. Uwais's shrine where he is buried was in al-Raqqah , Syria before it was destroyed by radical Islamists in 2013. Another shrine was constructed in his honor in Baykan , in the Siirt Province of Turkey . "Desecration of the Shrines of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)– Ammar Ibn Yassir and Uwais Al-Qarani in Raqqa, Syria." World Federation. Encyclopedia of Islam , Owais Karni1

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muslim from yemen who lived during the lifetime of the islamic prophet muhammad

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muslim military commander who served in the rashidun caliphate

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