Ruh ibn Zanba' al-Judhami

روح بن زنباع الجذامي

The Syrian-army Judhami who mounted the Prophet ﷺ's own minbar at Medina to answer its taunts — 'we called you to this clan of Quraysh and Yazid's obedience; we are sons of the spear-thrust and the plague' 1.

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Ruh ibn Zanba al-Judhami was in the army of the people of Syria with al-Husayn ibn Numayr, and was among the people closest to Abd al-Malik 2 3.

After al-Harra

al-Mas'udi reports that he climbed the pulpit of the Messenger of God in Medina when its people shouted at the army and recalled their dead at al-Harra. He said that they called the people of Medina to obey Yazid, and that they fought them for obedience to him 2.

Abd al-Malik's succession

al-Sallabi reports that he supported the idea of removing Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan from the succession, and advised Qabisa ibn Dhu'ayb otherwise. Then Abd al-Aziz died before the matter was carried out 3.

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 78-79
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.78-79
  3. الدولة الأموية: عوامل الازدهار وتداعيات الانهيار — علي محمد الصلابي (الجزء الثاني، 2005), p.33-34
  • الدولة الأموية — بكر محمد إبراهيم بكر (الطبعة الأولى، مركز الراية للنشر والإعلام، القاهرة 2002)
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