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Nusayr, the father of Musa ibn Nusayr. al-Baladhuri says that he was a client (mawla) of the Umayyads, and that according to one report he was among the captives of Ayn al-Tamr 1.
Accounts of his origin
al-Baladhuri reports from Ibn al-Kalbi that he was an Arab of the Arasha of Bali, taken captive in the days of Abu Bakr from Mount al-Jalil in Syria. His name was Nasr, which was diminished to Nusayr, and one of the Banu Umayya freed him. He then returned to Syria, and Musa was born to him in a village called Kafr Mari. Musa was lame 1.
It is also said that he and Abu Farwa were brothers among the captives of Ayn al-Tamr, and that their clientage was to the Banu Dabba 1.
Connections
- Child of
- موسى بن نصير
- Participated in
- The Siege of Ayn al-Tamr and Its Church Captives
People and things also explored
The mawali (clients)· Conquest of al-Andalus· The Conquest of Tangier· The Conquest of Toledo· Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa ibn Nusayr· Abd al-Malik ibn Musa ibn Nusayr· Abdallah ibn Musa ibn Nusayr· Abu Farwa Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “نصير أبو موسى بن نصير”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nusayr-father-of-musa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.