Huwairis

Posted on 04/02/2012 by marina

HUWAIRIS حويرث
One of the citizens of Makkah, who was excluded from the general amnesty on the taking of Mekkah, in consequence of his having pursued Zainab, Muhammad’s daughter, while endeavoring to effect her escape from Makkah. He was afterwards seized and slain by ‘Ali.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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