At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Al-Muhalhil Adi ibn Rabi'a al-Taghlibi, known by the kunya Abu Layla and the title "Zir Salim", a poet of the Banu Taghlib and the brother of Kulayb ibn Rabi'a. Ibn al-Athir says that he was the father of Layla, the mother of Amr ibn Kulthum. 2
Vengeance for Kulayb
When Jassas ibn Murra killed his brother Kulayb, al-Muhalhil sought vengeance. The war of al-Basus broke out between him and Bakr, and Ibn al-Athir says it lasted forty years. He makes him a proverb among the Arabs for the length of war and the patience of vengeance. 2
His birth and death dates need an additional source.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il
- Sibling of
- كليب بن ربيعة
- Fought
- جساس بن مرة
- Related to
- عمرو بن كلثوم
- Participated in
- The War of al-Basus· the wars of Zuhayr ibn Janāb — the ḥaram of Ghaṭafān destroyed, Kulayb and al-Muhalhil taken
People and things also explored
كليب بن ربيعة· The War of al-Basus· Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il· Bakr ibn Wa'il· عمرو بن كلثوم· The War of al-Harith al-A'raj on Banu Taghlib· al-Basus bint Munqidh· the wars of Zuhayr ibn Janāb — the ḥaram of Ghaṭafān destroyed, Kulayb and al-Muhalhil taken
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 392
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.392
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Muhalhil ibn Rabi'a”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-muhalhil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.