Rabi'a ibn Bujayr al-Taghlibi

ربيعة بن بجير التغلبي

A Taghlibi; he led a gathering of Banu Taghlib in apostasy at al-Mudayyih and al-Musayyid when Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) came upon them on his way from Iraq to Syria — they fought him and he defeated them, taking captives and spoil which he sent to Abu Bakr, among them Umm Habib al-Sahba'.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia
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Rabi'a ibn Bujayr al-Taghlibi, of Banu Taghlib. al-Baladhuri reports that he was in charge of a group of Taghlib at al-Mudayh and al-Musayid, who had apostatised. Khalid ibn al-Walid came to them while on his way from Iraq to Syria. They fought him, he defeated them, and he took captives and booty 1.

Khalid sent the captives to Abu Bakr, and among them was Umm Habib al-Sahba' 1. See Khalid's march to Syria and the Ridda wars.

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Participated in
Khalid ibn al-Walid's March to Syria· The Ridda Wars

People and things also explored

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Amr ibn Ma'dikarib's apostasy after the Prophet's death· The Battle of Buzakha· The Battle of Yamama· The Conquest of Syria· The Killing of al-Aswad al-Ansi· The Killing of Malik ibn Nuwayra

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.152
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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Close companion of the Prophet and the first caliph (r. 632–634 CE); his succession is understood differently in Sunni and Shia tradition.