Sulayman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid al-Makhzumi al-Qurashi (c. 612âÂÂ642 CE) was a member of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh and the eldest son of the celebrated Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid. A warrior of the early Islamic conquests, he participated in the campaigns in Syria and Egypt during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. He is noted in traditional sources for his death during the conquest of Egypt.
According to the historian Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Sulayman was the eldest of Khalid's children and was named by his father after his own name. He is classified among the "younger companions" (shabab al-sahabah), those who met the Islamic prophet Muhammad while they were children or youths.
With the exception of Abdullah al-Asghar, all of SulaymanâÂÂs brothers are recorded as having seen Muhammad during their youth.
Sulayman served as a combatant alongside his brothers and father during the expansion of the Caliphate into Iraq and Syria. During the conquest of Wardan in the Egyptian campaign, he was surrounded by Byzantine forces. Historical accounts describe a fierce engagement in which his right hand was severed; he continued to fight using his left hand until it was also severed. He was ultimately killed by a spear wound to the chest. The poet âÂÂAmr ibn Yasir composed verses in his honor:
When news of his death reached Khalid ibn al-Walid, he wept deeply and recited an elegy for his son: