Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Covenant, Tribal Liability and Royal Testimony — Conclusion (verses 68–82)Quiz

وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ تَمِيمٍ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ رِمَاحٌ صُدُورُهُنَّ الْقَضَاءُ
Translation: And there were eighty men of Tamīm, holding spears whose tips signified death and decisive combat.

Thamānūna is the decade numeral eighty, and min Tamīm gives tribal affiliation. Bi-aydīhim rimāḥ places spears in the warriors’ hands, while ṣudūruhunna al-qaḍāʾ personifies their spearheads as instruments of fatal decision.

Here al-qaḍāʾ should not be reduced to a courtroom judgement. The commentary associates the phrase with deadly spear-points; the statement is a forceful martial image.

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Verse 74: The eighty warriors of Tamīm

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Covenant, Tribal Liability and Royal Testimony — Conclusion (verses 68–82)

وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ تَمِيمٍ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ رِمَاحٌ صُدُورُهُنَّ الْقَضَاءُ
Translation: And there were eighty men of Tamīm, holding spears whose tips signified death and decisive combat.

Thamānūna is the decade numeral eighty, and min Tamīm gives tribal affiliation. Bi-aydīhim rimāḥ places spears in the warriors’ hands, while ṣudūruhunna al-qaḍāʾ personifies their spearheads as instruments of fatal decision.

Here al-qaḍāʾ should not be reduced to a courtroom judgement. The commentary associates the phrase with deadly spear-points; the statement is a forceful martial image.