His valour is like that of his Lest I should exaggerate...

His valour is like that of his Lest I should exaggerate, I would have said: Exalted is his might![^5] [^1]: On pages 261 and 265 of his book Jamharat Ansab al-’Arab, Ibn Hazm says, “Eleven are the sons of Kilab Ibn Rabi’ah Ibn ‘Amir Ibn Sa’sa’ah Ibn Mu’awiyah Ibn Bakr Ibn Hawazin Ibn Mansur Ibn ‘Ikrimah Ibn Hafsah Ibn Qays-Ghaylan. Among them are Ka’b and al-Dabab.

Among Ka’b’s offspring are Banu al-Wahid from whom descended Umm al-Baneen daughter of Hazam Ibn Khalid Ibn Rabi’ah Ibn al-Wahid who was wife of ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib (‘a) and who gave birth by him to Muhammad Asghar [Muhammad Junior], ‘Uthman, Ja’far, and al-’Abbas.” On p. 270, the author discusses the offspring of al-Dibab saying, “Among them is Shimr son of Thul-Jawshan who killed al-Husayn.

The real name of Thul-Jawshan is Jamil Ibn “al-A’war” ‘Amr Ibn Mu’awiyah, the latter is nicknamed “al-Dibab”. Among the latter”'s offspring is al-Samil Ibn Hatim, son of Shimr Ibn Thul-Jawshan. He came to be a man of authority in Andalusia where he left offspring.” On p. 83, Vol. 2, of Al-’Iqd al-Farid, when reference to Mathhaj is made, the author says, “Al-Dibab belongs to Banu al-Harith Ibn Ka’b, whereas al-Dabab belongs to Banu ‘Amir Ibn Sa’sa’ah.

Since al-Shimr belonged to Banu ‘Amir Ibn Sa’sa’ah, his kin is al-Dibab [rather than “al-Dabab”].” [^2]: Ibn al-Jawzi, the grandson, Tathkirat al-Khawass, p. 142. This statement is quoted by Abul-Faraj [al-Isfahani, auther of Al-Aghani] , his grandson, as stated in Al-Muntazam and also on p. 28 of I’lam al-Wara by al-Tabarsi. [^3]: Ibn Nama, p. 28. [^4]: Sayyid Kaďim al-Ha’iri, Asrar al-Shahada, p. 387.

[^5]: From a poem by the authority Ayatullah Shaikh Muhammad Husayn al-Isfahani, may Allah sanctify his soul. Previous…