al-Nakhirjan

النخيرخان

commander of al-Mada'in who met the Muslims past Dayr Ka'b in a great host; Zuhayr ibn Sulaym grappled him and slit his belly with his own dagger.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Al-Nakhirjan, the lord of the cities in the report that al-Baladhuri relates from the conquests. 1

The report

He went out with a great host of the people of the cities and met the Muslims beyond the monastery of Ka'b. Zuhayr ibn Sulaym al-Azdi embraced him and slit his belly with a dagger he had at his waist. 1

Sources

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