Malik al-Ashtar

Malik al-Ashtar was a male military leader, wali, poet, and muhaddith born in 585 in the Yemen region. A companion of the Prophet and a citizen of the Rashidun Caliphate, he served in the Rashidun army under the sponsorship of Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib. He spoke and wrote in Arabic. His military career included participation in the Battle of Yarmouk, the Battle of the Camel, the Battle of Siffin, and the Battle of Nahrawan.

He was one-eyed and died in 658 in Alexandria from poison. He is buried in El-Fustat. His child was Ibrahim ibn Malik al-Ashtar. As an author, he is associated with the work Diwan Malik al-Ashtar, which appears in the Silsilat Dawawin al-shuara min ashab Ali Amir al-Muminin.