Ghassan
غسان
Ka'b ibn Malik relates that the 'king of Ghassan' wrote him a letter wrapped in a scrap of silk during the boycott of the three, inviting him to join him.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
In Ka'b's account, "the king of Ghassan" sent him a letter with a Nabataean of Syria's Nabataeans inviting him to join him. 1
In this batch
The letter's text and Ka'b's reply to it are in the letter's event. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The text neither names the king nor attributes anything to him but the title "king of Ghassan"; this is a tribe/kingdom page per the text, not a historical investigation (needs_source).
Connections
- Has member
- Jabala ibn al-Ayham
- Founded by
- al-Azd
- Participated in
- The letter of the king of Ghassan to Ka'b ibn Malik
People and things also explored
The three who were left behind after TabukKa'b ibn Malik al-AnsariMedinaThe Ghassanid KingdomThe letter of the king of Ghassan to Ka'b ibn Malikal-AzdJabala ibn al-Ayham
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/179
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islam.museum contributors. “Ghassan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/ghassan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.