'Urwa ibn Udhayna al-Tamimi
عروة بن أذينة التميمي
Bilal al-Khariji's brother — the first to cry 'no judgement but God's' when al-Ash'ath proudly read the arbitration sheet to the Tamimis, striking at him with a sword the horse's haunch took 1.
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Overview
Urwa ibn Udhayna al-Tamimi, brother of Bilal the Kharijite. al-Mas'udi reports that he was the first to say "There is no judgement but God's" when al-Ash'ath passed by him, while he was reading the arbitration document to the Banu Tamim with joy 2.
His stand on the document
Urwa said to al-Ash'ath: "Do you make men judges in the religion of God?" Then he charged him with his sword. The blow fell on the rump of his horse, and al-Ash'ath escaped 2.
Who was the first to arbitrate?
al-Mas'udi reports elsewhere that it was said that Urwa was the first to arbitrate at Siffin, and it was said Yazid ibn Asim al-Muharibi, and it was said a man of the Banu Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat. The question is therefore disputed in his view 3.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 683-684
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.683-684
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.129
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