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- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
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Overview
The Day of al-Sarara was a war between the Banu Amr ibn Awf and the Banu Akhrath of Yathrib before Islam. Ibn al-Athir presents its reports on pages 491 to 496. 1
The poetry
The day is linked to the poetry of Hassan ibn Thabit, among it a verse in which he boasts of the Banu al-Najjar. It contains a poetic exchange between him and Qays ibn al-Khatim. 1
The war took place in Medina, which was called Yathrib. The date is approximate and belongs to the days of the Aws and the Khazraj.
What is not covered here: the course of the fighting and its outcome. This needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- Hassan ibn Thabit· قيس بن الخطيم
- Occurred at
- Medina
People and things also explored
Medina· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· the first Fijār of the Anṣār — the murdered hostages at the gardens· The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· Uyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu Tamim· The Ansar· Banu Maghala
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 491-496
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Day of al-Sarara”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/yawm-al-sarara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.