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Balj ibn Nashba al-Samadi

بلج بن نشبة السمدي

Balj ibn Nashba al-Samadi, the watchman whose name stuck to Hammam Balj at Basra — he whom Ziyad called 'who is like him, a watchman and a warden'.

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The Umayyad Period
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Balj ibn Nashba al-Sumdi, a guard. The bath of Balj in Basra is attributed to him. 1

Ziyad said of him: "Who is like him, a guard and a watchman?" 1

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Sources

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