Aktham ibn Sayfi al-Tamimi () (d.44 AH) was a pre-Islamic

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orator,

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, sage and poet, mostly famous for his proverbs. He was also known as ''Qadi al-Arab'' (lit. Judge of the Arabs) Little is known about his life with certainty. He was born in

Najd Najd is a Historical region, historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes most of the central region of Saudi Arabia. It is roughly bounded by the Hejaz region to the west, the Nafud desert in Al-Jawf Province, al-Jawf to the north, ...

to the Usayyid branch of the tribe of

Banu Tamim The Banū Tamīm () are an Arab tribe that originated in Najd and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula. It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, and has a strong presence in Algeria, and Morocco, Palestine, ...

and was one of the most influential men of his tribe. Aktham is regarded as one of the ''muʿammarūn;'' people known for their longevity. His death occurred on 44 AH.

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660s deaths 7th-century Arab people Bedouin tribal chiefs Banu Tamim {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayfi, Aktham ibn