Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya

عمران بن عمرو مزيقياء

Oman

Chief and elder of al-Azd on whose counsel the tribe left Yemen in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum's account; they wandered in Yemen sending scouts, then moved north, and he and his sons settled Oman as the Azd of Oman.

Depth

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Roles
tribal-chief
Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Region
Arabia
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Family, marriage and kinshipRefugees, migrants and diaspora

Overview

Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya, lord and chief of the Azd. In the account of al-Rahiq al-Makhtum, the migration of the Azd from Yemen was on his judgement. 1 2

The migration

They moved about in the lands of Yemen and sent scouts ahead. Then they went north, and the sons of Amr dispersed to their last dwellings. Tha'laba ibn Amr turned toward the Hijaz; Khuza'a moved to Marr al-Zahran; Imran ibn Amr settled in Oman with his sons, who are the Azd of Oman; and Jafna ibn Amr went to Syria. 1 The author notes that the sources differ widely on the time of these migrations and their causes. 1

For young visitors

Imran was the leader of the Azd tribe when it left Yemen, and he and his children settled in the land of Oman.

Connections

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Child of
Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya
Member of
al-Azd
Lived in
Oman
Sibling of
Tha'laba ibn Amr al-Azdi· Jafna ibn Amr

People and things also explored

Jafna ibn Amr· Tha'laba ibn Amr al-Azdi· al-Azd· Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya· Surad ibn Abdullah al-Azdi comes to the Prophet and embraces Islam· The Ibadi revolt of al-Julanda in Oman· Surad ibn Abdullah's campaign against Jurash and the conversion of its people· Ghassan

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.17
  2. Qalb Jazirat al-Arab — Fuʾad Hamza , p.231-235
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Jafna ibn Amr

The Azdi who went to al-Sham in the Azd migration and settled there with his sons; the forefather of the Ghassanid kings, named after a water in the Hijaz called Ghassan where they had first halted, in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum's account.