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Imran ibn Amir the kahin

عمران بن عامر الكاهن

Maʾrib

Muzayqiya's brother the kahin, who routed the Azd's sons after Marib — Khuza'a to Batn Marr, Aws and Khazraj to palm-rich Yathrib, Ghassan to Busra, the treasure-seekers to Iraq — himself settling among Nasr's folk between Sarat and Mecca 1.

Depth

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Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia

In space

Maʾrib

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Overview

Imran ibn Amir al-Kahin, brother of Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya, of the Azd in the pre-Islamic period. Al-Mas'udi relates that he directed the sons of the Azd when they went out from Ma'rib. 1

Directing the Azd

According to al-Mas'udi's account, each group was called to a destination according to what it wanted. 1

  • Whoever wants need, policy and insight should go to the valley of Marr, where Khuza'a settled.
  • Whoever wants palms should go to Yathrib, where al-Aws and al-Khazraj settled.
  • Whoever wants wine, silk and management should go to Busra and Huffayr, where the Ghassanids settled.
  • Whoever wants fine garments, swift horses and treasures should go to Iraq.

As for Imran himself, he stayed with the Banu Nasr of the Azd between al-Sarat and Mecca. 1

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Lived in
Maʾrib

People and things also explored

The Maʾrib Dam· The Flood of al-Arim (the Bursting of Maʾrib Dam)· The flood of the 'Arim· Abu al-Tamhan al-Qinai· Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya· Maʾrib

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 497-498
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The Maʾrib Dam

The great dam of the Sabaean kingdom whose construction began in the Mukarrib era; its repeated breaches, and final burst around 450 CE, are the Sayl al-Arim of Surat Saba in the sira’s account.