Samura ibn Jundab


Samura ibn Jundab al-Fazari was one of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad and the lieutenant governor of Basra under Ziyad ibn Abihi, the supreme governor of Iraq and the eastern Umayyad Caliphate, in 670–673.

Life

After Abu Musa conquered Khuzistan, he appointed Samura over Suk al-Ahwaz.
Samura had a son Sulayman. His descendant Marwan Ibn Jaʿfar b. Saʿd b. Sulayman b. Samura claimed to own Samura last testament to his sons:
This is associated with a tradition from Ibn Sirin, that this epistle held "much religious knowledge". Samura is also credited with many ahadith.