زهير بن جذيمة العبسي
زهير بن جذيمة العبسي
Zuhayr ibn Judhayma al-Absi, chief of Banu Abs; grappled with Khalid ibn Ja'far sword to sword, fell beneath him and was finished off by Khunduj — his death brought the Ghatafan vendetta and Khalid's own murder 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Zuhayr ibn Judhayma ibn Rawaha al-Absi, lord of the Banu Abs in the pre-Islamic period. He and Khalid ibn Ja'far al-Kilabi struck at each other with their swords, and Zuhayr fell under Khalid, and Khandaj ibn al-Bukka' struck him and killed him 2.
The aftermath
Ghatafan were angered by his killing, and al-Harith ibn Zalim guaranteed them that he would kill Khalid, and he killed him by treachery 2.
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 40
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p.40
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islam.museum contributors. “زهير بن جذيمة العبسي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zuhayr-ibn-judhayma/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.