Ibn Sinan (
Arabic
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: ابن سنان) was a nobleman and
poet of pre-Islamic Arabia from the
Banu Murra
Banu Murra () was a tribe during the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
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tribe. He was also the cousin of
al-Harith ibn 'Awf. Together with al-Harith, Ibn Sinan was remembered for his involvement in ending the war of
Dahis and al-Ghabra.
Biography
"Ibn Sinan" was only a
patronymic
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Patronymics are used, b ...
; his real name was either Sinan or Kharija. The Muslim scholar Amin ibn 'Abd Allah states that his name was Kharija, while orientalist translator
Reynold A. Nicholson states that his name was Harim.
The lineage of his father is Sinan, son of Abi Haritha, son of Murra, son of Nusayba, son of Ghayz, son of Murra, son of 'Awf, son of Sa'd, son of Dhubyan.
This lineage indicates that Ibn Sinan was from
Banu Dhubyan
Dhubyan or Banu Dhubyan () are an Arabian tribe of Ghatafan branch,
one of the Adnani branches. Banu Dhubyan inhabited the Hijaz region.
Influential people of Dhubyan
* Al-Nabigha
Al-Nābighah (), al-Nābighah al-Dhubiyānī, or Nābighah ...
through the
Banu Murra
Banu Murra () was a tribe during the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divi ...
division. His cousin was
al-Harith ibn 'Awf.
Ibn Sinan had a daughter, who was a Muslim and lived until the rule of the
Rashidun
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The reign of these caliphs, called the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661), is considered i ...
caliph
Umar ibn al-Khattab
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.
Life
Ibn Sinan and al-Harith reconciled the forty-year war of
Dahis and al-Ghabra that was fought between the two tribes of
Banu Dhubyan
Dhubyan or Banu Dhubyan () are an Arabian tribe of Ghatafan branch,
one of the Adnani branches. Banu Dhubyan inhabited the Hijaz region.
Influential people of Dhubyan
* Al-Nabigha
Al-Nābighah (), al-Nābighah al-Dhubiyānī, or Nābighah ...
and
Banu Abs
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.
The two men counted the deceased, and then proceeded to pay the blood money for all of the deaths, ending the war.
[Muir, William (2013). ''The Life Of Mahomet: From Original Sources.'' Hardpress Publishing (published 11 December 2013). .] Sir William Muir
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Life
He was born ...
dates this reconciliation to around 608 CE.
After the tribes had been reconciled, Ibn Sinan went on a business trip to the
Al-Hira
Al-Hira ( Middle Persian: ''Hērt'' ) was an ancient Lakhmid Arabic city in Mesopotamia located south of what is now Kufa in south-central Iraq.
The Sasanian government established the Lakhmid state (Al-Hirah) on the edge of the Arabian Desert ...
but died on the way, in the same year.
Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
Zuhayr bin Abī Sulmā (; ), also romanized as Zuhair or Zoheir, was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet who lived in the 6th & 7th centuries AD. He is considered one of the greatest writers of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic times. Zuhayr belonged to ...
praised the actions of Ibn Sinan and his cousin in helping to prevent further escalation of the conflict between the Banu Dhubyan and Banu Abs.
See also
*
al-Harith ibn 'Awf
References
608 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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Pre-Islamic Arabian poets