@inbook{f75ccf46f697433e9fa1cc512a82d789,
title = "Ibn Ṣayyād",
abstract = "Ibn Ṣayyād (or Ibn Ṣāʾid) was a Jewish youth who lived in Medina when the Prophet Muḥammad was there (622-32 CE). Ibn Ṣayyād{\textquoteright}s family was associated with the Najjār branch of the Khazraj, one of the two main Arab tribes of Medina. In an encounter with Muḥammad, Ibn Ṣayyād recognised him as God{\textquoteright}s messenger to the Gentiles (rasūl al-ummiyyīn), namely the Arabs, and demanded that Muḥammad recognize him as a messenger (to the Jews?). His name was Ṣāf or Ṣāfī, and upon his conversion to Islam he received the name ʿAbdallāh. His son ʿUmāra was considered a trustworthy scholar in the field of Muslim tradition (hadith).",
author = "Michael Lecker",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.60667/tdaa-0053",
language = "American English",
publisher = "Ancient Arabia",
booktitle = "Thematic Dictionary of Ancient Arabia (TDAA)",
}