Al-Aswad al-Ansi
Template:Short description Abhala bin Ka'b al-Aswad al-Ansi (Template:Langx; died June 632), was a 7th-century leader of the Banu Ans tribe and a self-proclaimed prophet, one of the four major figures who declared to be prophets during the Wars of Apostasy.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Biography
He was born near Najran and later lived in Yemen and proclaimed his prophethood towards the end of the Muhammad's lifetime. He was also known as "the Veiled," or Dhu al-Khimar (Template:Langx), as he used to cover his face to create an aura of mystery.Template:Sfn
A soothsayer and sorcerer, Aswad had the ability to dazzle a crowd with tricks.Template:Sfn According to tradition,Template:SfnTemplate:Better source needed he had a donkey whom he had trained to kneel before him: he would tell the donkey "Kneel before your lord" and it would kneel, and then he would say to it "Bow before your lord" and it would bow. From this anecdote he acquired a second nickname, Dhu al-Himar (Template:Langx, "the one with the donkey").Template:Sfn
When Muhammad became ill after his final pilgrimage to Mecca, Aswad declared himself a prophet.Template:Sfn He claimed to receive divine revelation in the form of words, similar to Muhammad, and is recordedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". to have recited these revelations to his people. Aswad went on to invade NajranTemplate:Sfn and most of Yemen. He attacked Sana'a; Shahr, who was the ruler of Yemen and the son of Badhan, was killed in battle against Aswad.Template:Sfn Aswad married Shahr's widow and declared himself ruler of Yemen.[1][2] After his invasion of Yemen, he changed his title from "Prophet of God" to Rahman of Yemen ("The Merciful for Yemen").Template:Sfn
Aswad's rule over Yemen was short-lived as Fayruz al-Daylami, a Persian Muslim, brought an army against Aswad. According to tradition, Aswad was assassinated on the night immediately prior to Muhammad's own death.Template:Sfn He was assassinated by Fayruz, with the aid of Qays ibn Abd Yaghuth and Aswad’s wife[3]. After Aswad's death, Yemen would become a part of the Rashidun Caliphate.
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- Template:TDV Encyclopedia of Islam
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