Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya
Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya | |
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| Born | Early 6th century Tayma, Northern Arabia |
| Died | c. 560 |
| Occupation | Poet, Warrior |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Arabian |
| Relatives | Safiyya bint Huyayy (maternal granddaughter) |
As-Samaw’al bin ‘Ādiyā’ (Arabic: السموأل بن عادياء بن رفاعة بن الحارث بن كعب / Hebrew: שמואל בן עדיה) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and warrior, esteemed by the Arabs for his loyalty, which was commemorated by an Arabic idiom: "awfá min as-Samaw’al" (أوفى من السموأل / more loyal than al-Samaw'al).
He lived in the first half of the 6th century. His clan converted to Judaism when they were in Southern Arabia. Later, they moved to northern Arabia, settling in Taima, where al-Samw'al was born and lived most of his life.
He was the maternal grandfather of Safiyya bint Huyayy, one of prophet Mohammed's wives.