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Adiyy ibn Hatim was a leader of the Arab tribe of Tayy, and one of the companions of Muhammad. He is the son of the poet Hatimtai[1] who was widely known for his chivalry and generosity among Arabs. Adi remained antagonistic to Islam for about twenty years until he converted to Islam from Christianity[2] in 630 (9th year of Hijra).[3]
Adiyy inherited the domain of his father and was confirmed in the position by the Tayy people. A great part of his strength lay in the fact that a quarter of any amount they gained as booty from raiding expeditions had to be given to him.
Adi joined the Islamic army at the time of caliph Abu Bakr. He fought wars of revolt against the apostates and also was a commander of the Islamic army sent to invade Iraq under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid. He also fought on the side of the final Rightly Guided Caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib, at the Battle of Camel and Battle of Siffin.
References
- ^ The Living Prophet by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi. pp. 106
- ^ Mohammed and the Rise of Islam By David Samuel Margoliouth. pp. 437-438
- ^ Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam By Hajjah Amina Adil. pp. 530
List of Ali's companions Abdullah ibn Hashim
`Abd Allah ibn `Abbas
Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
Abu al-Heysam ibn Tayyahan
Abu Dharr al-Ghifāri
Adi ibn Hatim
al-Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani
Ammār ibn YāsirAmr ibn al-Humq al-Khaza'i
Asbagh ibn Nubatah
Bilal ibn Ribah
Habīb ibn Muzāhir
Hamam ibn Shurayh
Hisham ibn 'Utbah
Hujr ibn Adi
Jundab ibn AbdullahKhuzayma ibn Thābit
Kumayl ibn Ziyād
Mālik al-Ashtar
Maytham at-Tammār
Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym
Miqdad ibn Aswad
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Qays ibn Sa'dSalmān the Persian
Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhān
Sulaym ibn Qays
Sulayman ibn Surad
Umm Salamah
Uthmān ibn Hunayf
Uways al-Qarni
Zayd ibn SuhanCategories:- Male Sahaba
- Converts to Islam
- Islamic biography stubs
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