Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Qays ibn al-Khatim al-Ansari, a poet of the Aws and Khazraj, who lived before Islam and in its early years. He lived in Medina. 2
Among his verses is an exchange with Hassan ibn Thabit about the war between Banu Amr ibn Awf and Banu Akhraj on the day of al-Sarara. 2
Connections
- Lived in
- Medina
- Participated in
- the first Fijār of the Anṣār — the murdered hostages at the gardens· The Day of al-Sarara
People and things also explored
Medina· Abdullah ibn Ubayy· Hassan ibn Thabit· the first Fijār of the Anṣār — the murdered hostages at the gardens· The Day of al-Sarara· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 492
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.492
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “قيس بن الخطيم”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/qays-ibn-al-khatim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.