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Lawata

لواتة

Lawata, a covenant-holding Berber village in the land of Barqa; Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) wrote in their treaty 'upon you is to sell your sons and your women toward the jizya upon you' — whereupon al-Layth ibn Sa'd said 'were they slaves, that would not be lawful of them'; and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote concerning the Lawatiyyat that whoever holds a Lawatiyya must offer her in marriage to her father or return her to her people.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Maghreb
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Overview

Lawata are a Berber tribe, people of a covenant in the land of Barqa, according to al-Baladhuri. 1 See the treaty of Barqa.

The condition of Amr ibn al-As

Amr ibn al-As wrote into their terms: "It is upon you to sell your sons and your women in payment of the poll tax owed by you." Al-Layth ibn Sa'd said: "Even if they were slaves, that would not be lawful for them." 1

In the time of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote concerning the Lawati women that whoever had a Lawati woman should ask for her from her father, or return her to her people. 1

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Participated in
The Treaty of Barqa (Antabulus)

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As· Amr ibn al-As· Barqa (Cyrenaica)· The Treaty of Barqa (Antabulus)

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As

A Companion of Banu Sahm, a prolific transmitter of hadith who used to write; Abu Hurayra said none had more hadith than he except Abdullah ibn Amr, because he wrote; he embraced Islam before his father, and the two collections tell his story of fasting by day and praying by night.