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Al-Harith ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi

الحارث بن الحارث السهمي

Aksum

Of Banu Sahm; he emigrated to Abyssinia. Ibn Ishaq mentions him without recording his fate.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
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In space

Aksum

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Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Summary

Of Banu Sahm; he emigrated to Abyssinia. Ibn Ishaq names him with no recorded end. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq names him among Banu Sahm in "the rest of the Abyssinian emigrants". 1

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Sahm 1

Connections

Member of
Banu Sahm
Participated in
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Traveled to
Aksum

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn al-Harith the PoetAbdullah ibn Hudhafa al-SahmiBishr ibn al-Harith al-SahmiMahmiyya ibn al-Jazu'Ma'mar ibn al-Harith al-SahmiQays ibn HudhafaRamla bint Abi AwfThe second migration to Abyssinia

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/8
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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

Abdullah ibn al-Harith the Poet

Of Banu Sahm, whom Ibn Ishaq calls 'the poet'; he emigrated to Abyssinia and died there.