Jabbar ibn Salma

جبار بن سلمى

One of the three chiefs of the Banu Amir delegation to the Prophet ﷺ in 9 AH with Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays, as Ibn Ishaq names him; the book gives him no part in the plot and no later news.

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Tribal leader
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Jabbar ibn Salma ibn Malik ibn Ja'far al-Amiri, of the Banu Amir (Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a). Ibn Ishaq names him as one of the three chiefs of the delegation of the Banu Amir to the Prophet in 9 AH, together with Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays. 1

The book does not give him a role in the plot of Amir and Arbad, nor any report after it. 1

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Member of
Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a
Participated in
The plot of Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays

People and things also explored

Amir ibn al-Tufayl· Arbad ibn Qays· The plot of Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays· Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a· The death of Amir ibn al-Tufayl· The death of Arbad ibn Qays by lightning· غلبة ثقيف على الطائف· يوم الجفار (الصيلم)

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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Amir ibn al-Tufayl

Chief and horseman of Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a, remembered as the betrayer of the Bi'r Ma'una envoys; within the 9 AH delegation he plotted with Arbad ibn Qays to strike the Prophet and died shortly after of a throat swelling.