Rabah ibn Murra
رباح بن مرة
Hassan's guide against Jadis and brother of Zarqa' al-Yamama — he warned the king of her far sight and devised the carried-tree screen 1.
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- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Rabah ibn Murra, brother of al-Yamama bint Murra, known as Zarqa' al-Yamama. al-Mas'udi reports that he was the guide of King Hassan to Jadis. He warned the king that his sister could see a rider at a distance of three nights' journey, so the king ordered his companions to uproot the trees and march behind him 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 455
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.455
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