علباء بن الحارث

علباء بن الحارث

Ilba' ibn al-Harith al-Asadi al-Kahili, leader of Banu Asad's rising against Hujr; he speared Hujr to avenge his own father, and later counselled Asad to slip away from Kinana's camp by night as Imru' al-Qays approached seeking blood 1.

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Ilba ibn al-Harith al-Asadi al-Kahili, of the Banu Asad, who led them on the day they rose against Hujr, father of Imru' al-Qays. 2

The uprising against Hujr

Ibn al-Athir relates that he charged at Hujr, struck him with a spear and killed him, since Hujr had killed his father. It is said that Hujr was captured and the nephew of Ilba leapt upon him in the same way. 2

The departure

He was the one who advised the Banu Asad to move away from the Banu Kinana without informing them, when Imru' al-Qays came with the hosts of Bakr and Taghlib seeking vengeance. 2

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Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma
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Killing of Hujr, father of Imru' al-Qays

People and things also explored

Killing of Hujr, father of Imru' al-Qays· Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma· The Day of al-Nasar· حجر بن الحارث الكندي· Qays ibn Abdullah al-Asadi· Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid· Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 383-384
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.383-384
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Killing of Hujr, father of Imru' al-Qays

The killing of Hujr, father of Imru' al-Qays: Asad's tributary king answered their expulsion of his tax-collectors by seizing and clubbing their chiefs, until their kahin Awf ibn Rabi'a prophesied him 'first to be stripped tomorrow' — the tribe stormed his tent and Ilba' ibn al-Harith speared him, kindling Imru' al-Qays's long war of vengeance on Asad.