Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As

Abd Allah ibn Amr embraced Islam in the year 7 AH ( CE), Abd Allah witnessed some of the battles under Muhammad. He participated in the Battle of Siffin as he was obliged to follow his father in the ranks of Mu'awiya. He led the right wing of the army, though he did not take part in the actual fighting. He was said to have regretted his participation. Abd Allah succeeded his father Amr as governor of Egypt for a few weeks in early 664 before Mu'awiya, who had become caliph in 661, appointed his own brother Utba ibn Abi Sufyan to the post. == Character ==

Known as one of "four Abadillah" Faqīh, a group of companions known for their Sharia expertise who shared the same name, the other three were Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Zubayr, and Abdullah Ibn Abbas. His work Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah remained in his family and was used by his grandson 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb. Ahmad ibn Hanbal incorporated the whole of the work of Abd Allah ibn 'Amr in his voluminous book Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, thereby covering the missing Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah which was written in the days of Muhammad. == References ==