581, the son of Ghazwan ibn al-Harith ibn Jabir | |
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He was the seventh person to convert to and participated in the to , but returned to stay with Muhammad in before making the second hijrah to | Its ranks were dominated by members of the Banu Thaqif,with whom Utba had marital links, and partly consisted of nomadic Arab tribesmen who joined Utba's army while it was on the move |
He was known to be the seventh person to embrace Islam and he participated in the two Muslim emigrations from Mecca to Abyssinia, as well as playing combat roles in the and several of the | In 639 Utba left for the to perform and to request Umar to relieve him of his office as governor |
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Finally he wanted to resign and go on pilgrimage but the Caliph refused | 634—644 dispatched Utba to this front from the capital at , which marked the commencement of the definitive conquest of Iraq |