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Maysan

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A district of the Basra region in Iraq; Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed al-Nu'man ibn Adi over it, according to Ibn Ishaq.

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Umar dismisses al-Nu'man ibn Adi from Maysan
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Verses attributed to al-Numan ibn Adi at Maysan

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Umar dismisses al-Nu'man ibn Adi from MaysanVerses attributed to al-Numan ibn Adi at MaysanReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibAl-Nu'man ibn AdiUmar ibn al-Khattab

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  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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Umar dismisses al-Nu'man ibn Adi from Maysan

Ibn Ishaq relates that Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed al-Nu'man ibn Adi over Maysan in the Basra region, then dismissed him when verses attributed to him reached Umar. Al-Nu'man excused himself that he was a poet saying what poets say, and Umar answered that he would never employ him again as long as he lived.