Salih
سليح
The Quda'id tribe that displaced Tanukh in Syria, was Christianised and set over the Arabs by Rome, and held the kingship until Ghassan prevailed 1.
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Salih is a branch of Qudaa: the descendants of Salih ibn Hulwan ibn Imran ibn al-Hafi ibn Qudaa, according to al-Mas'udi. 2
In Syria
He reports that they came to Syria, overcame Tanukh, and became Christians. The Romans then made them kings over the Arabs in Syria, and their rule held until the Ghassanids overcame them. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 425
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.425
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islam.museum contributors. “Salih”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/salih/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.