Wabar ibn Umaym
وبار بن أميم
Descendant of Aram who settled the sands of 'Alij and gave the lost land of Wabar its name — his people destroyed for their transgression 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Wabar ibn Umaym, of the extinct original Arabs, as al-Mas'udi mentions in Muruj al-Dhahab 2.
The report
al-Mas'udi traces his lineage to Ludh ibn Iram ibn Sam ibn Nuh. He says that he set out with his child and those who followed him, and settled in a land called Wabar, which is known as the sands of Ajj. He transmits that a vengeance befell them and they perished because of their insolence on the earth 2.
This report comes from al-Mas'udi alone in this entry, and needs an additional source.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 456
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.456
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