At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- MissionaryTradition
Christian (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Faymiyun was the ascetic of answered prayers and wonders who entered Najran close to the time of the first Abyssinian occupation of Yemen, and called its people to the Christian faith. The people of Najran saw such signs of his truthfulness, and of the truth of his religion, that they answered the call to Christianity and embraced it for his sake 1 2 3.
Context
Christianity came to the lands of the Arabs by way of the Abyssinian and Roman occupations. The first Abyssinian occupation of Yemen lasted from 340 CE to 378 CE. In that time Christian missionary work entered the regions of Yemen, and close to it Faymiyun entered Najran 1 4. See Christianity in the Arabian Peninsula and the Christians of Najran.
Not covered here
The story of Faymiyun, Salih and the owner of the palm tree, in full in Ibn Ishaq, has not yet been added from its source. The author refers to Ibn Hisham 1/31–34.
For young visitors
Faymiyun was a righteous man who came to Najran long ago and called its people to Christianity. They embraced it at his hands.
Connections
- Lived in
- Najran
People and things also explored
The Massacre of Najran (Ashab al-Ukhdud)· Abu Haritha ibn Alqama· Christianity in Arabia before Islam· Umar's Expulsion of the Christians of Najran· The sending of Amr ibn Hazm to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b and the Prophet's written charge to him· Khalid ibn al-Walid's mission to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b, their conversion and their delegation· Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b· The Christians of Najran
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p. 40
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p. 41
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/31-34
- Tafhim al-Quran — Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi , 6/297
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Faymiyun the monk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/faymiyun/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.