mubarizun
{{Short description|Rashidun army unit}}
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The Mubarizun ({{langx|ar|مبارزون}}, "duelists", or "champions") formed a special unit of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century. The Mubarizun were a recognized part of the Muslim army with the purpose of engaging enemy champions in single combat.Nicolle, 1994, p. 37.
In Arab, Byzantine, and Sassanian warfare, battles usually began with duels between the champion warriors of the opposing armies.Nicolle, 1994, p. 36.
The Muslim army would typically begin battle with its soldiers first equipping their armor, assembling their units to their positions and lastly dispatching the Mubarizun. Mubarizun fighters were instructed to refrain from pursuing any defeated enemy champions more than two-thirds of the way to the enemy lines to avoid the risk of being cut off.Nicolle, 1998, p. 24. After the conclusion of the dueling phase, the army would launch its general advance.
List of notable Mubarizun
- Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Dirar ibn al-Azwar
- Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi
- Asim ibn 'Amr al-Tamimi
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (Son of Caliph Abu Bakr)
- Al-Bara' ibn Malik{{cite web |last1=al Jazari |first1=Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir |title=Usd al-ghābah fi ma'rifat al-ṣaḥābah: "The Lions of the Forest and the knowledge about the Companions" |url=http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%20**/i219&p1 |website=al Eman |access-date=15 January 2021}}{{cite web |last1=al Dhahabi |first1=Shams ad-Dīn |title=Siyar A'lam Nubala |url=https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&ID=31&idfrom=34&idto=34&flag=0&bk_no=60&ayano=0&surano=0&bookhad=0 |access-date=15 January 2021}}
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
See also
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|first=David|last=Nicolle|title=Yarmuk AD 636: The Muslim conquest of Syria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZlsmwEACAAJ|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1994|isbn=1855324148}}
- {{cite book|first=David|last=Nicolle|title=Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wc06vgAACAAJ|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1998|isbn=1855327708}}
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Category:People from the Rashidun Caliphate