al-Basus bint Munqidh

Al-Basus bint Munqidh of the Banu Tamim, the maternal aunt of Jassas ibn Murra. Sa'd ibn Shumays al-Jirmi stayed with her, and his she-camel Sarab grazed with the camels of Jassas. When Kulayb ibn Rabi'a struck her udder, al-Basus heard the cry of her neighbour, placed her hand on her head and cried "Oh, my humiliation!" That was the spark of the War of al-Basus. ¹

Her name became a proverb: "More ill-omened than al-Basus" and "More ill-omened than Sarab". ¹

The data do not record the history of her life, which needs an additional source.