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Aqra' who was the leader of the Temīm tribe, one of the Adnānite tribes, at the end of the Jāhiliyyah period and the beginning of Islamic spread, was a Zoroastrian before he became a Muslim. He had some physical disadvantages, such as being bald and lame, which made him a subject of ridicule from time to time. Being a tribal leader and trustworthy, he served as an arbitrator between people in various places, especially at the Ukâz fair. He participated in the battles of Kulâb and Zubāla, which took place between the tribes during the Jāhiliyyah period. He himself played an active role in the battle of Zubaila, was captured and released on parole a diet. He became a Muslim shortly before the conquest of Mecca. He accepted Islam after consultations with his friends; he did not give up on this decision throughout his life and was instrumental in his tribe being honored with Islam. At that time, the practice of mu'allafa al-qulûb was implemented to warm hearts of new Muslims to religion. 'Aqra' was included in the scope of muellefe al-kulūb and received a share of spoils in this context. Thanks to this practice, Aqra', who received a share from the spoils of Hunayn during Prophet's reign and a piece of gold sent from Yemen by Ali, also benefited from the aids given to the muellefe al-kulūb during the reign of Abu Bakr. Like every other new Muslim in that period when Islam was beginning to flourish, he became the reason for the revelation of some verses and the reason for some hadiths with his outbursts on issues he did not know and could not make sense of. When these matters are considered, his behavior in the mosque when he came to Medina with the delegation of Tamīm to take back captives, his reaction when he saw the Prophet playing with grandson, his questioning about how many times the Hajj should be performed, and his urination in the mosque are among the noteworthy issues. Aqra', whose military characteristics and activities are not detailed in the sources, participated in the conquest of Mecca, Hunayn and Tāif with the Messenger Allah. He participated in the conquests of Anbâr and Dûmetaljandel during the reign of Abu Bakr. He commanded the vanguard force that went to Anbar on the orders of Khalid b. Walid. In Dûmetaljandel, he succeeded in capturing Wadîa. At the end of this battle, he and some members of the army asked Khalid not to kill the Temīmīs in the army of Dūmetaljandel. Some historical sources have stated that Aqra' died with his ten sons in the battle of Yarmouk, which took place during the reign of 'Umar. This claim made difficult to determine his activities during this period and no significant activity of his during the reign of 'Umar could be identified. When we look at his activities during the reign of 'Uthman, we see that he was assigned by Governor Ahnaf to the conquest of Jūzjān within the scope of Tohāristan conquests. Aqra' went to Jūzjān with military unit under his command and conquered the city. Not only was Jūzjān easily conquered place for Muslims, but it was also the only place that Aqra' conquered as commander. Aqra', conqueror of Jūzjan, died a year after this conquest.