"Abu-Musa Abd-Allah ibn Qays al-Ash'ari, better known as Abu Musa al-Ashari (Arabic: \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0645\u0648\u0633\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u0639\u0631\u064A\u200E) (d.ca. 662 or 672) was a companion of Muhammad and important figure in early Islamic history. He was at various times governor of Basra and Kufa and was involved in the early Muslim conquests of Persia."@en .