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The Colonial Era

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The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf· Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf· Muluk al-Tawa'if· The Kite Runner· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Arab naming of children after plants· The death of Abdullah ibn Ubayy and the Prophet's prayer over him· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest

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The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf

The assassination of the Jewish poet Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf in Rabi' al-Awwal 3 AH by a band led by Muhammad ibn Maslama, after he incited Quraysh to war and satirized Muslim women.