Haudha ibn Ali
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| Haudha ibn Ali al-Hanafi | |||||
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| King of al-Yamamah | |||||
 The domains where Haudha ibn Ali ruled until his death in 629 CE | |||||
| Reign | c. 560–629 CE | ||||
| Died | c. 629 CE | ||||
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| Religion | Christianity | ||||
Haudha ibn Ali al-Hanafi (Arabic: هوذة بن علي الحنفي, born 551 CE) was the ruler of Al-Yamama who reigned in the 7th century CE. A poet and preacher, Haudha was a Christian. He was from the tribe of Banu Hanifa and traced his lineage back to the Banu Bakr tribe. Haudha was also a contemporary of Khosrow I and the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
According to Ibn Hazm, his full name is Haudha ibn Ali ibn Thumama ibn 'Amr ibn 'Abd al-Uzza ibn Suhaym ibn Murrah ibn al-Dawla ibn Hanifa ibn Lajim ibn Sa'ab ibn Ali ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il, and his lineage can be traced to Adnan.[1]
Biography
Haudha ibn Ali was born in 551 CE to a Christian family of the Banu Hanifa tribe.[2]
Involvement in Yawm al-Safqa
On a day known as Yawm al-Safqa, Haudha ibn Ali's caravan was robbed by the Banu Tamim tribe while transporting Persian goods to Yemen and then imprisoned until he was able to ransom himself out of custody[3]. He managed to incite Khosrow I against the Banu Tamim, and soon the armies of the Sasanian Empire arrived to Arabia where a large number of people from the Banu Tamim tribe were massacred.[4]