Rib'i ibn Amir al-Tamimi (Arabic: رِبْعيُّ بِنُ عَامِرٍ التَّميمي) was one of the

Sahabah The Companions of the Prophet () were the Muslim disciples and followers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime. The companions played a major role in Muslim battles, society, hadith narration, and governance ...

(companions) of

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 divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

. Rib'i belongs to the Arabian 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, ...

. He participated in the Siege of Damascus in 643AD, and he witnessed the conquest of

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and the fall of the

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

(636AD), both of which took place under the rulership of

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muh ...

, the second

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Rib'i and Rostam

In his encyclopedic history ''The Beginning and the End'' ('' al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya'') (''البداية والنهاية''),

Ibn Kathīr Abu al-Fida Isma'il ibn Umar ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi (; ), known simply as Ibn Kathir, was an Arab Islamic exegete, historian and scholar. An expert on (Quranic exegesis), (history) and (Islamic jurisprudence), he is considered a leading autho ...

narrates a story that took place before the

Battle of al-Qadisiyyah The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah ( ; ) took place between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire in November 636. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Rashidun army and is considered to be one of the most significant engagements of the ...

, one of Islam's greatest battles, which ended with the killing of the dynast of the Sasanian empire,

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. Rib'i was sent as a messenger by Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ, the leader of the Muslim army in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, upon Rostam's request. A long conversation took place between Rib'i and Rostam in which Rib'i articulated his beliefs as a muslim and why him and the Muslims were engaged in warfare with Rostam. One important passage from the diologe was Rib'i's answer to Rostam question.

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