al-Harith ibn Abd Kulal

الحارث بن عبد كلال

One of the kings of Himyar who wrote to the Prophet ﷺ announcing their Islam on his return from Tabuk, and to whom the Prophet addressed his letter.

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Roles
Politician
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Place in the story

  • RulertowardHimyarTradition
  • Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. 631 CE · c. 10 AH†Tradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Overview

Al-Harith ibn Abd Kulal, one of the kings and crowned chiefs of Himyar. 1

The letter of the kings of Himyar

He and other kings of Himyar wrote to the Prophet announcing their Islam when he returned from Tabuk, and the Prophet wrote his letter to them. 1 See the letter of the kings of Himyar. The date of the letter is estimated at about 631 CE.

His Islam is recorded here on the basis of the report. The second source, "Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum", deals with the same subject, and the data give no specific page for it.

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Member of
Himyar
Participated in
The letter of the kings of Himyar

People and things also explored

al-Nu'man, qayl of Dhu Ru'ayn, Ma'afir and Hamdan· Nu'aym ibn Abd Kulal· Zur'a Dhu Yazan· The sending of Mu'adh ibn Jabal to Yemen and the Prophet's charge to him· The Prophet's letter to the kings of Himyar· The letter of the kings of Himyar· Himyar· Malik ibn Murra al-Rahawi

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , p.235
  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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al-Nu'man, qayl of Dhu Ru'ayn, Ma'afir and Hamdan

A qayl, a lesser king, of Himyar over Dhu Ru'ayn, Ma'afir and Hamdan, who wrote with al-Harith and Nu'aym the sons of Abd Kulal to the Prophet announcing their Islam and received his reply.