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Shurahbil Ibn Dhi'l Kala' Al-Himyari
Shurahbil ( ar, شرحبيل, Shuraḥbīl) is an Arab male given name of Syriac language, Syriac and Aramaic origin. Alternative spellings of this name include Sharhabil, Sharhabeel, Charhabil, Cherhabil and Shurihbi'il. Lexicology and meaning The meaning of the name Shurahbil is generally unknown. According to the Muslim lexicographer Ibn Duraid, the name Shurahbil is not of native Arab origin, rather it is derived from Syriac language, Syriac. Ibn al-Kalbi states that every name with "il" at the back means something that is from El (deity), El, which is Aramaic for God (Allah). Muslim scholar Ibn Abbas compares the name with other names of Aramaic origin like Ismail (derived from Ishmael) and Israfil (derived from Raphael). The name is also said to be of India, Indian origin with links to the word Shura which is another name for the Hindu god, Shiva. A Mandaeism, Mandaean female version of the name, Sharhabeil, exists as well. Transliterations and popularity The name Shurahb ...
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Shurahbil Ibn Hasana
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Shuraḥbīl ibn Ḥasana () was one of the earliest Muslim converts, ''sahaba'' (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) and a key commander in the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. Early life Shurahbil's father was a certain Abd Allah ibn Mu'ta ibn Amr, a member of the Arab tribe of Kinda. Shurahbil was named after his mother Hasana. Through his mother's later marriages, he was connected to the Qurayshi clans of Zuhra and Jumah of Mecca. Shurahbil was an early convert to Islam and is counted among the ''sahaba'' (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was part of the second Muslim migration to Abyssinia from Mecca to escape the persecution of the pagan Quraysh. Military career Battles in Muhammad's lifetime and the Ridda wars Shurahbil later took part in the raids against the pagan Arabs during the lifetime of Muhammad. After Muhammad died in 632, many of the Arab tribes that had embraced Islam left the faith and defected f ...
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Himyarite Kingdom
The Himyarite Kingdom ( ar, مملكة حِمْيَر, Mamlakat Ḥimyar, he, ממלכת חִמְיָר), or Himyar ( ar, حِمْيَر, ''Ḥimyar'', / 𐩹𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬) ( fl. 110 BCE–520s CE), historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans (its subjects being called Homeritae), was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qatabanian kingdom, afterwards being recognized as an independent kingdom. According to classical sources, their capital was the ancient city of Zafar, relatively near the modern-day city of Sana'a. Himyarite power eventually shifted to Sana'a as the population increased in the fifth century. After the establishment of their kingdom, it was ruled by kings from dhū-Raydān tribe. The kingdom was named Raydān.Jérémie Schiettecatte. Himyar. Roger S. Bagnall; Kai Brodersen; Craige B. Champion; Andrew Erskine; Sabine R. Hu ...
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Sharhabil Yakkuf
Sharhabil Yakkuf ( Arabic: شرحبيل يكف) also known as Šaraḥbiʾil Yakûf ( Ge'ez: Sarābhēl Dänkəf) was a king of Himyar who reigned in the 5th century CE. He succeeded the similarly-named Sharhabil Yafur. He is also the founder of a new ruling dynasty, one that is not descended from Dhamar Ali Yahbur II. Sharhabil Yakkuf is also known in Arabian folklore as Tubba' bin Hassan or Sharhabil Yankuf ibn Nawf Yushashqir. Reign His exact date of ascension is not known, the oldest inscription mentioning him is dated to 470 CE. Two years later, in 472 CE, Sharhabil Yakkuf shared the royal title King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat with his three sons, Lakhni'ah Yanuf, Ma'dikarib Yun'im, and Abu Shamir Nawaf. The last inscription mentioning his name is dated to circa 480 CE, which means his reign might've ended around that time. Due to his name in inscriptions lacking a patronymic, he is believed by historians to be completel ...
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Himyarite
The Himyarite Kingdom ( ar, مملكة حِمْيَر, Mamlakat Ḥimyar, he, ממלכת חִמְיָר), or Himyar ( ar, حِمْيَر, ''Ḥimyar'', / 𐩹𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬) ( fl. 110 BCE–520s CE), historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans (its subjects being called Homeritae), was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qatabanian kingdom, afterwards being recognized as an independent kingdom. According to classical sources, their capital was the ancient city of Zafar, relatively near the modern-day city of Sana'a. Himyarite power eventually shifted to Sana'a as the population increased in the fifth century. After the establishment of their kingdom, it was ruled by kings from dhū-Raydān tribe. The kingdom was named Raydān.Jérémie Schiettecatte. Himyar. Roger S. Bagnall; Kai Brodersen; Craige B. Champion; Andrew Erskine; Sabine R. H ...
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Sharhabil Yafar
Sharhabil Ya'fur ( Arabic: شرحبيل يعفر), also known as 'Amr ibn Tubba' al-Himyari, was a Himyarite king who ruled in the 5th century CE. His rule was unique, as he was the only ruler descended from Dhamar Ali Yahbur II who ruled by himself and did not have a co-regent. Reign Sharhabil Ya'fur was co-regent with his father Abu Karib As'ad and brother Hassan Yuha'min in 433 CE. After Abu Karib As'ad had died, Sharhabil Ya'fur and Hassan Yuha'min jointly ruled over Yemen. In 450 CE, only Sharhabil's name was visible in inscriptions, implying that Hassan Yuha'min was no longer in power.Iwona Gajda, Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Aix-Marseille University. 1997 Sharhabil Ya'fur then ruled alone, a style which was different from the other rulers descended from Dhamar Ali Yahbur, as he did not have a co-regent throughout the rest of his life. The last inscription m ...
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Shurbai And Sharhabeil
In Mandaeism, Shurbai and Sharhabeil (Šurbai and Šarhabʿil) were a couple named as the progenitors of the third generation of humans. Shurbai is the husband, while Sharhabeil is his wife. According to Book 18 of the ''Right Ginza'', Shurbai and Sharhabeil lived in the third out of four epochs (or eras) of the world, which is given a duration of 480,000 years. The epoch of Shurbai and Sharhabeil lasted 100,000 years, or 15 generations according to Book 1 of the ''Right Ginza''. This epoch is preceded by the epoch of Ram and Rud and followed by the current and final epoch of Noah and his wife Nuraita (or Nhuraita), in which the fourth generation of humans (beginning with Noah Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...) currently live. Šarhabeil is also described as the "G ...
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Kinda (tribe)
The Kinda ( ar, كِنْدَة, Ancient South Arabian script: 𐩫𐩬𐩵𐩩) were an tribes of Arabia, Arab tribe from South Arabia. As early as the 3rd century CE they served as Bedouin auxiliaries of the Sabaean Kingdom, followed by the Himyarite Kingdom. In the mid-5th century, the tribe established a kingdom over the Arab tribal confederation of Ma'add in northern and central Arabia, known as the Kingdom of Kinda, which lasted until the mid-6th century, by which point its rulers had all been killed or prompted to flee for the Hadramawt. There, the bulk of the tribe had continued to reside and dominate. While many of the tribesmen in Hadramawt likely embraced Judaism with the Himyarites, many of those in central and northern Arabia embraced Christianity. After accepting Islam during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (d. 632), their leading families revolted against the early Muslim state during the Ridda wars (632–633). The tribe was dealt a heavy blow, but surviv ...
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Shurahbil Ibn Simt
Shuraḥbīl ibn al-Simṭ ibn al-Aswad al-Kindī () commonly referred to as Ibn al-Simṭ, was a Kindite commander in the Muslim army against the Sasanian Persians at the Battle of al-Qadisiyya in 636 and later a Homs-based member of the inner circle of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan during the latter's governorship of Syria (639–661) and caliphate (661–680). Life Shurahbil was the son of the Kindite chieftain Simt ibn al-Aswad.Crone 1980, p. 101. Following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Shurahbil and his father loyally served the nascent Medina-based Muslim state and fought with distinction during the Ridda wars against the Arabian tribes that had defected from Medina. As a result, their star rose in Medina at the expense of al-Ash'ath ibn Qays, a rival Kindite chief who fought against the Muslims in the Ridda and repented following his defeat and capture in Yemen. While in the mid to late 630s, Simt played a role in the Muslim conquest of Syria, Shurahbil fought ...
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Rashidun Caliphate
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Muhammad
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Islam
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Malaysia
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