'Urwa ibn Hizam

Urwa ibn Hizam al-Udhri, one of the lovers of the Banu Udhra. He loved Afra' bint Aqal ².

al-Mas'udi reports that he died of love for her. A party of riders announced his death, and Afra' looked out and said: "Truly you have announced the death of Urwa ibn Hizam." Then she asked them where they had buried him. She went to his grave and threw herself upon it until her soul left her. They buried her beside him ².

al-Haytham ibn Adi transmits from his father that he found a young man in a house in the Banu Munabbiha, singing his verses about Afra', and he gave a sob and died ².