Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il

بنو تغلب بن وائل

Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il of Rabi'a, many of them Christian in the Jazira; famed for Zur'a ibn al-Nu'man's words to Umar — 'a people of Arabs who would scorn the jizya' — so he compounded with them for double the sadaqa taken of Muslims on land and herds, not foreigners' jizya, on condition they not Christianise their children, a clause over which jurists differed and Ali censured their breach; of them is Malik ibn Tawq, lord of al-Rahba.

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Taghlib, a tribe of Rabi'a ibn Nizar that settled the Euphrates Jazira, mostly Christian before Islam.

Taghlib, one of Wa'il's two sons with Bakr, of Rabi'a ibn Nizar; it settled the Euphrates Jazira, with clans that neighbored Bakr. The Raheeq records that Christianity was embraced among the Arabs by the Ghassanids and the tribes of Taghlib, Tayy and others for living beside the Romans. The author takes the wars of Bakr and Taghlib as his example that rivalry in honor and supremacy often ended in wars between tribes sharing one father.

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Overview

Taghlib is one of the two sons of Wa'il together with Bakr, of Rabi'a ibn Nizar. ¹ Taghlib settled in the Euphrates region of the Jazira, and some of its branches lived alongside Bakr. ² ³

Religion

The Sealed Nectar notes that Christianity was adopted by Arabs among the Ghassanids, the tribes of Taghlib and Tayy and others, because of their neighbourhood with the Romans. ⁴

The wars of Bakr and Taghlib

The author gives the wars of Bakr and Taghlib as an example of how rivalry for honour and leadership often led to wars between tribes that share one father. ⁵

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Umar's treaty with Taghlib, with a reduced alms tax, is covered in this entry's data on the conquests of the lands.

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Taghlib were a tribe who lived in the north of Iraq on the Euphrates, and most of them were Christian before Islam.

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Sources

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.20

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.22

Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari , 1/15-16

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.41

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.45

Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)

Bakr ibn Wa'il

A Rabi'a tribe of Adnan, one of Wa'il's two sons with Taghlib; branches settled Bahrayn and the rest stretched from al-Yamama to Bahrayn, Kazima, the edge of the Iraqi sawad, al-Ubulla and Hit; Banu Shayban of Dhu Qar and Banu Hanifa of al-Yamama belong to it, and its wars with Taghlib are the textbook case of kin rivalry.