Sa'id b. Nimran al-Hamdani
| Full Name | Sa'id b. Nirman al-Hamdani al-Na'iti |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam Ali (a) |
| Place(s) of Residence | Kufa, Hyrcania |
| Death/Martyrdom | c. 70/689-90 |
Saʿīd b. Nimrān al-Hamdānī al-Naʿiṭī (Arabic:سَعید بن نِمران الهَمداني الناعِطي) (d. around 70/689-90) was a member of Tabi'un from Kufa. He was a representative of Imam Ali (a) in Yemen. When Busr b. Artat attacked Yemen, Ibn Nimran fled from the city; this action was criticized by Imam Ali (a). He was a companion of Hujr b. 'Adi who was arrested by Ziyad b. Abih. He was later released with intercession of Hamza b. Malik al-Hamdani. Mus'ab b. Zubayr also appointed him as a judge in Kufa for a while.
Biography
Sa'id b. Nimran was born in the time of Prophet Muhammad (s).[1] He passed away around 70/689-90.[2] Ibn Nimran attended the Battle of Yarmuk.[3] Later he moved to Iraq to support Qadisiyya and settled in Kufa.[4]
Musafir b. Sa'id, his son was a companion of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi.[5] Sa'id b. Nimran has narrated hadiths from Abu Bakr. 'Amir b. Sa'd has narrated hadith from Sa'id b. Nimran.[6]
In the Time of Ali b. Abi Talib's (a) Caliphate
Sa'id b. Nimran was the scribe of 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a).[7] In the time of Imam's caliphate, he was appointed as the governor of Al-Janad region in Yemen.[8] When Busr b. Artat followed Mu'awiya's order and attacked Yemen, Sa'id b. Nimran resisted only for a short time and then he fled to Kufa. Consequently Imam 'Ali (a) sent a letter to 'Ubayd Allah b. 'Abbas and Sa'id b. Nimran and criticized them for their negligence in protecting their territories and not fighting against Busr b. Artat.[9]
After the Martyrdom of Imam Ali (a)
Sa'id was also a companion of Hujr b. 'Adi who was imprisoned by Ziyad b. Abih and then sent to Syria (Levant). After some time Hamza b. Malik al-Hamdani interceded with the authority and Ibn Nimran was released, but Hujr b. 'Adi and his supporters were martyred.[10] According to the book The History of Hyrcania, Sa'id moved to Hyrcania after being released and settled there.[11] When Mus'ab b. Zubayr took control of Kufa, he appointed Sa'id b. Nimran as Judge;[12] he was shortly discharged though, as he was a companion of 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a).[13]
Notes
- ↑ Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, al-Istīʿāb, vol. 2, p. 626; Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 2, p. 247-248.
- ↑ Ibn Ḥajar, al-Iṣāba, vol. 2, p. 212.
- ↑ Ibn Ḥajar, al-Iṣāba, vol. 2, p. 212; Ziriklī, al-Aʿlām, vol. 2, p. 103.
- ↑ Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 2, p. 247-248.
- ↑ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 6, p. 146.
- ↑ Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, al-Istīʿāb, vol. 2, p. 626; Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 2, p. 247-248.
- ↑ Ziriklī, al-Aʿlām, vol. 2, p. 103; Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, al-Istīʿāb, vol. 2, p. 626; Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 2, p. 247-248; Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 6, p. 146; Thaqafī al-Kūfī, al-Ghārāt, vol. 2, p. 593.
- ↑ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 6, p. 146; Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 2, p. 453.
- ↑ Sharḥ Nahj al-balagha, vol. 2, p. 5; Thaqafī al-Kūfī, al-Ghārāt, vol. 2, p. 593.
- ↑ Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 247-248.
- ↑ Ziriklī, al-Aʿlām, vol. 2, p. 103; Ibn Ḥajar, al-Iṣāba, vol. 2, p. 212.
- ↑ Ziriklī, al-Aʿlām, vol. 2, p. 103.
- ↑ Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 247-248; Ibn Ḥajar, al-Iṣāba, vol. 2, p. 212.
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- Ziriklī, Khayr al-Dīn al-. Al-Aʿlām qāmus tarājum li ashhur al-rijāl wa al-nisāʾ min al-ʿarab wa al-mustaʿribīn wa al-mustashriqīn. 8th edition. Beirut: Dār al-ʿIlm li-l-Malāyyīn, 1989.