كاهن عسفان الخزاعي
كاهن عسفان الخزاعي
The Khuza'i soothsayer of Usfan, grandfather of Amr ibn al-Hamiq; judge in the Hashim–Umayya munafara, his rhymed verdict — 'by the shining moon... Hashim has outstripped Umayya in every glory first and last' — became proverbial 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
A soothsayer (kahin) of Khuza'a whose home was in Usfan, and the grandfather of Amr ibn al-Hamiq. 1
Judging between Hashim and Umayya
Hashim and Umayya ibn Abd Shams made him arbiter between them in a contest of boasting. Al-Baladhuri relays his judgement in rhymed prose, in which Hashim preceded Umayya in glories, first and last. 1
What is not stated here
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Connections
- Participated in
- منافرة هاشم وأمية
People and things also explored
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 61-62
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islam.museum contributors. “كاهن عسفان الخزاعي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kahin-asfan-al-khuzai/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.