Marhab of Khaybar
مرحب اليهودي
The formidable warrior-chieftain of the Jewish community of Khaybar; renowned for his strength and poetry; advanced in double armor challenging the Muslim army before the fortress of Na'im, where he was slain in single combat by Ali ibn Abi Talib.
At a glance
- Roles
- Commander
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
- Military opponenttowardThe early Muslim community · 628 CE · 7 AH† – 628 CE · 7 AH†Historical
Jewish (documented)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Khaybar
- Member of
- The Jewish communities of Khaybar
- Participated in
- The Conquest of Khaybar
People and things also explored
The Conquest of KhaybarThe Jewish communities of KhaybarKhaybarThe Incident of the Poisoned Sheep at KhaybarBanu NadirThe early Muslim communitySalama ibn al-Akwa'The Mission of Abu Rafi' (Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih Muslim
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Marhab of Khaybar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/marhab-al-yahudi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.