Zur'a Dhu Yazan
زرعة ذو يزن
A Himyarite king who sent Malik ibn Murra al-Rahawi (may God be pleased with him) to the Prophet ﷺ with news of their Islam and separation from idolatry; the Prophet's letter addresses him, commending the envoys under Mu'adh ibn Jabal and congratulating him for being the first of Himyar to convert.
At a glance
- Roles
- Politician
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Zur'a Dhu Yazan, one of the kings and lords of Himyar. Malik ibn Murra al-Rahawi was sent by him to the Prophet with the news of their Islam and their renunciation of idolatry 1.
The Prophet wrote to him, enjoining the good treatment of his envoys and of their amir Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and gave him good tidings because he was the first of the Himyar to embrace Islam. He appears in the letter of the kings of Himyar 1.
Connections
- Member of
- Himyar
- Participated in
- The letter of the kings of Himyar
- Mentioned in
- The Prophet's letter to the kings of Himyar
People and things also explored
The letter of the kings of Himyar· Himyar· The Prophet's letter to the kings of Himyar· al-Harith ibn Abd Kulal· al-Nu'man, qayl of Dhu Ru'ayn, Ma'afir and Hamdan· Malik ibn Murra al-Rahawi· Nu'aym ibn Abd Kulal· The sending of Mu'adh ibn Jabal to Yemen and the Prophet's charge to him
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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islam.museum contributors. “Zur'a Dhu Yazan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zura-dhu-yazan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.