Al-Qaʿqaʿ ibn Amr al-Tamimi was a Muslim commander and general in the Rashidun army.
He belonged to the tribe of Banu Tamim. He and his tribe converted to Islam possibly during the time of Ahnaf ibn Qais.
He is known as a successful Military Commander who took part in two important victorious battles in early Muslim Conquest, the Battle of Yarmouk against the Byzantine Empire (commanded by Khalid bin Walid RA).
And the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the Sassanian Empire which was led by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas (RA).
The Caliph Abu Bakr (RA) praised him as an equal to eleven thousand men.
Caliph Umar (RA) only sent him and a few bodyguards as reinforcement to Al-Qadissiyah in the first wave, making him one of the most admirable military figures of the time.
When Hazrat Umar (RA) wrote to Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA) asking him “Which warrior proved to be the fiercest in the battle of al-Qadisiya?”
Saad (RA) replied, “I did not see the likes of al-Qaqa’a bin Amru.”
When Khalid bin Waleed (RA) requested aid from Abu Bakr (RA) while he was sieging al-Heera, he sent him Qaqa’a bin Amru and said “No army is defeated when there are the likes of Qaqa’a in their ranks.”
