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

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

orator,

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

, 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 ( ar, نَجْدٌ, ), or the Nejd, forms the geographic center of Saudi Arabia, accounting for about a third of the country's modern population and, since the Emirate of Diriyah, acting as the base for all unification campaigns by the H ...

to the Usayyid branch of the tribe of

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

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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