Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya
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as-Samaw’al (Shmuel) bin ‘Ādiyā’ or Samuel ibn 'Adiya (Arabic: السموأل بن عادياء) was an Arabian Jewish poet and warrior, in the first half of the 6th century.
His mother was of the royal tribe of Ghassan, while his father, according to some, was descended from Aaron, or according to others, from Kahin, son of Harun and progenitor of the Jewish tribes of Quraiz‘a* and Banu Nadir*. Samuel owned a castle near Taima (eight hours north of Medina), built by his grandfather 'Adiya and called, from its mixed color, Al-Ablaq. It was situated on a high hill and was a halting-place for travelers to and from Syria.
[edit] External links
- The Relation between Arabs and Israelites prior to the Rise of Islam - British Academy, Oxford U.Press (by D. S. Margoliouth, et al. / PDF)
[edit] Article references
- This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.
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