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Bujayr ibn Bujra's verses on the story of the cattle

أبيات بجير بن بجرة في قصة البقر

Verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to a man of Tayy named Bujayr ibn Bujra recalling the Prophet's words to Khalid that he would find Ukaydir hunting wild cows, and what the cows did that night until they drew him out. The museum does not reproduce the verses.

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The Prophetic Era
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Arabia
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Verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to a man of Tayy' called Bujayr ibn Bujra, recording the Prophet's word to Khalid that he would find Ukaydir hunting wild cows, and what the cows did that night until they drew him out. The museum does not reproduce the verses' text. 1

Note

The reading was corrected from the image (p. 170). 1

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Mentions
The treaty with Ukaydir

People and things also explored

The expedition to TabukBujayr ibn BujraKhalid ibn al-WalidMuhammadUkaydir ibn Abd al-MalikTabukThe treaty with Ukaydir

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/170
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islam.museum contributors. “Bujayr ibn Bujra's verses on the story of the cattle”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/bujayr-ibn-bujra-verses/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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The expedition to Tabuk

The Prophet led a large expedition north toward the Byzantine frontier as far as Tabuk; no battle took place.