Sulayk al-Manaqib
سليك المناقب
One of the Arabs' famous slave-born fighters — named by 'Amr with 'Antara as the two he alone would fear to meet 1.
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Sulayk al-Manaqib, one of the slaves and brave men of the Arabs. al-Mas'udi mentions him in Muruj al-Dhahab 2.
His mention
Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib counted him before Umar among those whom one would not fear to meet, together with Antara al-Absi, and said that they were "the two slaves": Antara al-Absi and Sulayk al-Manaqib 2.
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 621
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.621
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islam.museum contributors. “Sulayk al-Manaqib”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sulayk-al-manaqib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.