Yaʾmar ibn Awf (al-Shaddakh)
يعمر بن عوف (الشدّاخ)
The Bakr ibn Abd Manaf arbiter who judged between Qusayy and Khuzaʾa that Qusayy was worthier of the Kaaba and Mecca, laying the blood Qusayy had spilled beneath his feet, i.e. waived, while awarding blood-money for Khuzaʾa’s dead; from that ruling he was called al-Shaddakh.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ya'mar ibn Awf, nicknamed al-Shaddakh: arbiter between Qusayy and Khuza'a who ruled for Qusayy the charge of the Ka'ba and Mecca.
Life
When Qusayy and Khuza'a and Banu Bakr fought a hard fight they submitted the matter to him, and he ruled that Qusayy had the better right to the Ka'ba and to Mecca's affair; that every drop of blood Qusayy had exacted from them was wiped out, thrown under his feet, while whatever Khuza'a and Banu Bakr had suffered carried blood-money — so he was called al-Shaddakh that day 1.
For young visitors
Ya'mar was a tribal judge who ruled on the great dispute over guarding the Ka'ba and gave it to Qusayy.
Connections
- Participated in
- Qusayy ibn Kilab Takes Mecca
- Member of
- Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manaf
People and things also explored
Abu Ghubshan al-KhuzaʾiQusayy ibn KilabThe KaabaKhuza'aQurayshPre-Islamic ArabiaMeccaQusayy ibn Kilab Takes Mecca
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Yaʾmar ibn Awf (al-Shaddakh)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yamar-ibn-awf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.