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Umayya ibn Abi as-Salt
Abu al-Hakam Umayya ibn Abi as-Salt | |
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أمية بن أبي الصلت | |
| Born | c. End of the 6th century CE |
| Died | c. 626 (aged 90) |
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| Works | Dīwān Umayyah ibn Abī al-Ṣalt |
| Political party | Hanif |
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Umayyah ibn Abī as-Ṣalt (Arabic: أمية بن أبي الصلت) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet who advocated for monotheism instead of the worship of idols. He was thought to be a member of the Banu Thaqif tribe, with Qurayshi descent on his maternal side. During the rise of Islam, Umayya was an older contemporary of Muhammad that is said to have become a claimant to prophethood and rivalled Muhammad, which earned him a controversial position in Islamic tradition.
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