Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
Master of Ayla; he came to the Prophet at Tabuk, made peace with him and gave him the jizya — and the Prophet wrote him a writ of safe-conduct. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Tribe
Ibn Ishaq's lineage for him: master of Ayla. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The name's spelling "Yuhanna" is taken from the page image p. 169; his religion is not stated here.
Connections
People and things also explored
The expedition to Tabuk· Muhammad· Ayla· The treaty with Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba, lord of Ayla· The Prophet's letter of safe-conduct to Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba and the people of Ayla· Jizya (capitation on treaty peoples)· Tabuk· The Treaty of Ayla
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/169
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yuhanna-ibn-rubah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-12.