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al-Gharur ibn al-Mundhir

الغرور بن المنذر

Of the Lakhmid house of al-Hira; after the Prophet ﷺ's death those of Abd al-Qays who had converted reverted with him, and al-Jarud rose to call them back to Islam. Al-Suhayli, as the editors report, says his name was al-Mundhir and that he was called al-Gharur, the deceiver, because he deceived his people on the day of the ridda war.

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Roles
Politician
Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia
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Civil wars and revolts

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Overview

Al-Ghurur ibn al-Mundhir ibn al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, from the house of the kings of al-Hira. With him, after the death of the Prophet, those of Abd al-Qays who had embraced Islam returned to their former religion. 1

In Ibn Hisham's biography

Ibn Ishaq mentions him in the account of al-Jarud: when those who had embraced Islam returned to their former religion with al-Ghurur ibn al-Mundhir, al-Jarud rose and called to Islam. 1 The editors relate from al-Suhayli that his name was al-Mundhir, and that he was called al-Ghurur because he deceived his people on the day of the Ridda wars. 1

Note

His relation to al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir is taken from his lineage as printed. The book has nothing more about him than this report.

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Child of
al-Nuʾman ibn al-Mundhir
Participated in
The Ridda Wars
Opposed by
al-Jarud al-Abdi

People and things also explored

Amr ibn Ma'dikarib's apostasy after the Prophet's death· The Battle of Buzakha· The Battle of Dhu Qar· The Battle of Yamama· The delegation of Abd al-Qays· The Killing of al-Aswad al-Ansi· The Killing of Malik ibn Nuwayra· al-Nuʿmān III summoned by Khusraw — the deposit with Hāniʾ and death at Khāniqīn

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/222
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Amr ibn Ma'dikarib's apostasy after the Prophet's death

Amr ibn Ma'dikarib stayed among Banu Zubayd under Farwa ibn Musayk; when the Prophet died he apostatised and said two verses disparaging Farwa's rule, calling him Abu Umayr. He was later captured in the ridda and returned to Islam, as Ibn Hajar reports from Sayf.