لقيط بن زرارة
لقيط بن زرارة
Laqit ibn Zurara Abu Hanzhala, chief of Banu Darim; at Sha'b Jabala he rode the first caparisoned horse in Arab memory under a gilded Sasanian saddle, charged the ravine on his horse's 'advance or be hamstrung', was speared by Shurayh ibn al-Ahwas and died calling on his wife Dukhtanus 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
Abu Hanzala Laqit ibn Zurara ibn Ads ibn Tha'laba ibn Yarbu' al-Tamimi, lord of the Banu Darim. 2
The day of Shi'b Jabala
He was present on that day against Tamim and al-Rabab. He came on a brocade-covered mule, with a gilded saddle of the saddles of Kisra; according to the report, he was the first Arab to be brought out in this manner. 2
His death
An altercation took place between him and Shurayh ibn al-Ahwas, and his horse plunged into a ravine. Shurayh stabbed him, and he fell. As he died he recalled his wife Dukhtanus in verses. The report says that the Banu Abs struck him while he was dead, and Dukhtanus said a saying about this, which reached her. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- يوم شعب جبلة
People and things also explored
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 30-31
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p.30-31
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islam.museum contributors. “لقيط بن زرارة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/laqit-ibn-zurara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.