790Islamic StudyMedium
Sa’ad bin abi Waqas was the governor of iraq in the reign of __________?
AHazrat Ali (R.A)
BHazrat Umar (R.A)
CHazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
DHazrat Usman (R.A)
Correct answer
B. Hazrat Umar (R.A)
Explanation
Sa` ad Ibn Abi Waqqas, was the one who built the city of Kufa in Iraq during the rule of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Saʿd also fought under ʿUmar’s command against the Sassanid army at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah and Battle of Nahāvand. He was later appointed governor of Kufa and Nejd during the caliphate of ʿUmar.