al-Nadir ibn al-Harith al-Thaqafi
النضير بن الحارث الثقفي
A prominent Thaqafi physician-nobleman and son of the famed physician al-Harith ibn Kalada; allied to Banu Abd al-Dar, he embraced Islam and was granted one hundred camels by the Prophet at al-Ji'rana among al-Mu'allafa Qulubuhum.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Converts and those who leaveMedicine
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A nobleman and physician among the notables of Thaqif, son of the famous physician al-Harith ibn Kalada al-Thaqafi and ally of Banu Abd al-Dar; he became Muslim in the year of the conquest, and the Prophet gave him a hundred camels at al-Ji'rana in the share of those whose hearts are won over 1.
His lineage and Islam
He is ascribed to Banu Ilaj of Thaqif; his father al-Harith ibn Kalada was the Arabs' famed physician. Al-Nadir entered Islam after the conquest of Mecca, and the Prophet gave him a hundred camels at al-Ji'rana to win him and his people over 1. Historians distinguish him from al-Nadr ibn al-Harith ibn Alqama al-Abdari, who was killed a disbeliever after Badr 1.
For young visitors
A physician and chief of Thaqif who became Muslim after the conquest of Mecca; the Prophet gave him from the al-Ji'rana spoils to win his heart and honour his standing among his people.
Connections
- Member of
- Thaqif
- Participated in
- The distribution of Hunayn spoils at al-Ji'rana
People and things also explored
al-Ala ibn Jariya al-ThaqafiAl-Harith ibn al-Harith ibn KaladaThe Battle of HunaynThe delegation of ThaqifThe early Muslim communityAbd Yalil ibn AmrAbu Bakra Nufay' ibn al-Harithal-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Tamimi
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/136
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Nadir ibn al-Harith al-Thaqafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-nadir-ibn-al-harith-al-thaqafi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.