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Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays

Muslim general
Years: 600 - 671

Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays is a Muslim general who lives during the time of Muhammad.

He hails from the Arab tribe of Banu Tamim and was born of two noble parents.

His father named him ad-Dhahhak, but everybody calls him al-Ahnaf (the clubfooted), because of a defect in his feet.