About Durayd ibn al-Simma
Lived 530 – 630 (aged 99–100). Durayd ibn al-Simma was a poet and warrior.
Durayd ibn al-Simma was a pre-Islamic warrior, knight and poet of the Hawazin tribe. He was also the chief of the Banu Jusham ibn Mu'awiya, or the modern day Al-Qthami clan of the tribe of Otaibah. Historians have cited that he contributed to more than a hundred battles for his tribe. By the time of the rise of Islam, he was already an old man and remained a pagan. ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin
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Who was Durayd ibn al-Simma?
Pre-Islamic warrior
When was Durayd ibn al-Simma born?
Durayd ibn al-Simma was born in 530.
When did Durayd ibn al-Simma die?
Durayd ibn al-Simma died in 630 in Hunayn.
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Durayd ibn al-Simma was a poet and warrior.
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