Which Muslim commander is credited with founding the city of Basra, an early center of Islamic scholarship in Iraq?
AUtbah ibn Ghazwan (RA)
BSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (RA)
CAmr ibn al-As (RA)
DKhalid ibn al-Walid (RA)
Explanation
Utbah ibn Ghazwan (RA) is traditionally credited with founding Basra during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar (RA), which grew into a major center of early Islamic learning.
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