Khalid ibn Ja'far al-Kilabi
خالد بن جعفر الكلابي
al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir's boon-companion whose intercession admitted al-Nabigha to the court — himself praised by the king as finer in prose than the poet in verse 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
Khalid ibn Ja'far al-Kilabi, boon companion of al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, king of al-Hira. He interceded for al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani with the king's chamberlain until he brought him in. 1
Other accounts
Al-Baladhuri says that he fought the Banu Abs and was killed, with his companions, when their chief Zuhayr ibn Judhayma was killed. He then went to al-Nu'man and sought his protection, fearing the pursuit of his people for the blood of Zuhayr. Al-Harith ibn Zalim entered and killed him, and his brother al-Ahwas went out with the Banu Amir to seek his killer, and that was the day of Rahrahan. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 417-418
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 40
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