al‑Najāshī
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al-Najāshī is the title used in Islamic tradition for the just Christian king of Abyssinia who granted refuge to early Muslim emigrants from Mecca.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| al-Najāshī | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific title in Islamic tradition
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royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | first Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib
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early Muhājirūn to Abyssinia ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Prophet Muḥammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Aksumite Christian kingdom
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early Islamic history ⓘ |
| describedAs | just king ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | Negus of Abyssinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Geʿez title "negus" ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRefugeTo | early Muslim emigrants from Mecca ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | protector of religious refugees ⓘ |
| knownFor |
offering asylum to persecuted Muslims
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refusing to surrender Muslim refugees to Meccan envoys ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
hadith literature
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sīra literature ⓘ |
| moralReputation |
fairness toward religious minorities
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justice ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign monarch ⓘ |
| refersTo | Christian king of Abyssinia ⓘ |
| religionOfTitleHolder | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInIslamicHistory | protector of early Muslims ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Abyssinia
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al-Ḥabasha (Ethiopia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam | example of righteous non-Muslim ruler ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Shiʿi Islam
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Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 7th century CE ⓘ |
| titleHoldersEthnicity | Aksumite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleUsedFor | Aksumite king of Abyssinia ⓘ |
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