Mus`ab ibn `Umair
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Mus‘ab ibn umair (Arabic: مصعب بن عمير) was a sahabi (companion) of Muhammad . He was from the Banū ‘Abd al-Dār branch of the tribe of Quraish. He embraced Islam in 614 and, on the advice of the Prophet, went to Abyssinia for safety with other Shabas. He martyred in the Battle of Uhud in 625. He is the first envoy of Islam.