Hajib ibn Zurara al-Tamimi
حاجب بن زرارة التميمي
A chief of Tamim named in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum with Hani ibn Mas'ud and al-Samaw'al ibn Adiya as an example of how fidelity to a covenant was a religion to the Arabs of the Jahiliyya.
At a glance
- Roles
- tribal-chief
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Hajib ibn Zurara al-Tamimi, one of the lords of Tamim. Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum mentions him with Hani ibn Mas'ud and al-Samaw'al ibn Adiya as examples of the fact that keeping a pledge was a religion among the people of ignorance, which they held to. 1. See the virtues of the people of ignorance.
What is not mentioned here
The story of Hajib's bow, which he pawned to Khosrow and which he redeemed, as the chroniclers have it, has not yet been added from its source; al-Rahiq does not go beyond mentioning his name.
For young visitors
Hajib was a man of Tamim who became proverbial for keeping his word.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Tamim
People and things also explored
The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· قتل تميم بالمشقر· يوم الجفار (الصيلم)· يوم النسار· يوم ذي نجب· Banu Darim· Banu Hanzala ibn Malik· Banu Minqar
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.47
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Hajib ibn Zurara al-Tamimi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hajib-ibn-zurara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.