يوم شعب جبلة
يوم شعب جبلة
c. 580 CE
The day of Sha'b Jabala — Tamim and the Rabab against Kilab and its allies; Laqit ibn Zurara fell in the ravine duel with Shurayh ibn al-Ahwas, dying with his Lakhmid wife Dukhtanus on his lips while Banu Abs beat his corpse 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
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In time
Overview
The Day of Shi'b Jabala is one of the days of the Arabs shortly before Islam, between the Banu Tamim and the Banu Kilab and their people. Laqit ibn Zurara witnessed it on the side of Tamim and al-Rabab. 1
The account
al-Baladhuri, in "Ansab al-Ashraf", relates that Laqit came on a brocade-covered brown horse, with a gilded saddle of the saddles of Khosrow, and he was the first Arab to be covered in brocade. Then a duel took place between him and Shurayh ibn al-Ahwas. Laqit's horse plunged over the bank, and Shurayh stabbed him so that he fell wounded. He died while mentioning his wife Dukhtanus, daughter of al-Nu'man, and the Banu Abs struck him after he was dead. 1
Dating
There is no verified date for the day. It needs an additional source. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- لقيط بن زرارة· شريح بن الأحوص
People and things also explored
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 30-31
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 30
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