Dhū Nuwās and the Martyrs of Najrān in Islamic Arabic Literature until 1400 AD
The last king of Ḥimyar, Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (reign 522-525 AD), is famously known as the Jewish persecutor of the Christians of South Arabia, most notably the ones in Najrān, who were martyred in the autumn of 523 AD. In Islamic literature, the king was known as Dhū Nuwās and became associated with...
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| Language: | English |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2022
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 2 |
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Yusuf Asʾar Yathʾar, Himyar, König ca. 6. Jh.
/ Najrān
/ Martyr
/ Islamic literature
/ Tradition
/ Depiction
/ History 500-1500
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BH Judaism BJ Islam CA Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa TE Middle Ages |
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Muslim attitudes towards Pre-Islamic Jews and Christians
B Dhū Nuwās B Islamic historiography B Martyrs of Najrān B Qurʾānic Exegesis B People of the Trench B Ḥimyar |
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