At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- Martyr (as regarded)Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A Companion of Banu Muharib ibn Fihr. He was among the cavalry of Khalid ibn al-Walid on the day Mecca was conquered. He veered off the main road with Khunays ibn Khalid, and they met a gathering of resisters at al-Khandama. He fell as a martyr, fighting in Khunays's defence 1.
His martyrdom
When Khalid's cavalry entered Mecca, Kurz and Khunays took a side road, and they encountered the resistance of Safwan and Ikrima at al-Khandama. Khunays was struck first, and Kurz stood in his defence, chanting verse: "Safra' of Banu Fihr knows: clear of face, clear of breast; today I will surely strike for Abu Sakhr," until he was killed as a martyr 1.
For young visitors
A brave horseman who lost his way with his companion on the day Mecca was entered. When the two were encircled, he stood in defence of his wounded friend with complete loyalty until he was martyred.
His expedition to pursue the killers of Yasar
Ibn Hisham relates that the Prophet ﷺ sent him after the group from Bujayla who had killed the Prophet's herdsman Yasar and driven off the milch camels. He caught up with them and brought them to the Prophet on the Prophet's return from Dhu Qarad. See the report and its parallels 2.
His raid on the pastures of Medina (*The Sealed Nectar*, p. 199)
He raided the pastures of Medina with a light force and seized some livestock. The Prophet went out after him with seventy men, as far as Safwan on the Badr side, but did not catch him, and returned without fighting (the expedition of Safwan) 3.
Connections
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)· Khalid ibn al-Walid· The Prophetic Era· Muhammad· Mecca· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· Expedition of al-Qarada
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/50
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/290
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.199
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kurz-ibn-jabir-al-fihri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.