al-Nu'man ibn Suhban al-Rasibi

النعمان بن صهبان الراسبي

Al-Nu'man ibn Suhban al-Rasibi; he judged between Mudar and Rabi'a in the days Yazid died — his Qasr al-Nu'man enlarged by Ubaydallah drew his prophecy 'evil wealth: much water drowns, little parching', which came to pass.

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Al-Nu'man ibn Suhban al-Rasibi, who judged between Mudar and Rabi'a in the days when Yazid ibn Mu'awiya died. 1

The palace of al-Nu'man

He had a palace in Basra known as the palace of al-Nu'man, to which Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad added. Al-Nu'man said: "What a wealth, if the water grows much you drown, and if it grows little you thirst." The source says the matter was as he said. 1

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