Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Royal Praise, Tribal Disputes and Memories of War (verses 27–36)Quiz

ثُمَّ مِلْنَا عَلَى تَمِيمٍ فَأَحْرَمْنَا وَفِينَا بَنَاتُ قَوْمٍ إِمَاءُ
Meaning: We then turned against Tamīm and entered a sacred month, while women from another people were among us as captives.

Milnā ʿalā Tamīm means turning against the tribe in a raid. Fa-aḥramnā means entering a sacred month here, rather than merely assuming the pilgrimage rite of iḥrām. Imāʾ here denotes enslaved or captive women in an early warfare context.

The verse expresses a claim within pre-Islamic martial boasting. Explaining the captivity does not endorse the practice as moral guidance.

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Verse 36: the account involving Tamīm

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Royal Praise, Tribal Disputes and Memories of War (verses 27–36)

ثُمَّ مِلْنَا عَلَى تَمِيمٍ فَأَحْرَمْنَا وَفِينَا بَنَاتُ قَوْمٍ إِمَاءُ
Meaning: We then turned against Tamīm and entered a sacred month, while women from another people were among us as captives.

Milnā ʿalā Tamīm means turning against the tribe in a raid. Fa-aḥramnā means entering a sacred month here, rather than merely assuming the pilgrimage rite of iḥrām. Imāʾ here denotes enslaved or captive women in an early warfare context.

The verse expresses a claim within pre-Islamic martial boasting. Explaining the captivity does not endorse the practice as moral guidance.