Mughira ibn Shu'ba

al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah ibn Abī ʿĀmir ibn Masʿūd ath-Thaqafī (Arabic: المغيرة بن شعبة بن أبي عامر بن مسعود الثقفي‎) was one of the more prominent companions of Muhammad and one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (Duhat al-Arab). He belonged to the tribe of Thaqif of Ta'if. In his old age, he became the governor of Kufa under the Ummayad Caliphate Muawiyah I.

Al-Baladhuri mentions in his Genealogies of the Nobles (Arabic: أنساب الأشراف‎; Ansab al-Ashraf), that Mughira ibn Shu'ba used to say, "Allah, curse so-and-so (meaning 'Ali) for he disobeyed what is in Your Book and abandoned the sunnah of Your Prophet, divided unity, shed blood and was slain as an oppressor."[1]

Mughira ibn Shu'ba was one of the last companions to see the Prophet before his death.

Mughira was known for his weakness for women. He married no less than 80 wives, keeping to the shariah limit of 4 at a time.[2]

In Tarik Tabari its been reported that Muguryra died in the year 670/38AH.

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References

  1. ↑ Alfred Felix Landon Beeston (1983). Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 146. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Khalifa Umar bin al-Khattab - Inter-Personal Relations and Interactions | Alim.org". www.alim.org. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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