Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl

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Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl was a pre-Islamic Meccan monotheist known for rejecting idolatry and seeking the pure faith of Abraham before the advent of Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan
hanif
pre-Islamic Arabian monotheist
associatedWith early Meccan religious seekers
hanifs
birthPlace Mecca NERFINISHED
child Said ibn Zayd NERFINISHED
clan Banu Adi NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
culture Quraysh NERFINISHED
ethnicity Arab
father Amr ibn Nufayl NERFINISHED
historicalReputation example of pre-Islamic pure monotheism
one of the few Meccan hanifs
knownFor criticizing pagan sacrifices
refusing to worship idols in Mecca
rejecting idolatry
seeking the religion of Abraham
language Arabic
lifeEvent died before the public advent of Islam
lived in Mecca before the prophethood of Muhammad
moralPosition advocated mercy toward the poor
opposed female infanticide
notableDescendant Said ibn Zayd NERFINISHED
paternalUncleOf Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
practice avoiding idol shrines
condemning female infanticide
refusing to eat meat offered to idols
region Hejaz
rejected Meccan polytheism
eating meat sacrificed to idols
idol worship
sacrifices to idols
relative Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
religion monotheism
religiousGoal finding the pure faith of Abraham
following the milla of Ibrahim
religiousStance did not follow Christianity
did not follow Judaism
maintained independent monotheism
sought Christians for knowledge of Abrahamic faith
Jews for knowledge of Abrahamic faith
statusInIslamicTradition considered a monotheist before Islam
praised in some hadith reports
regarded as having followed Abraham’s way
timePeriod Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED
pre-Islamic Arabia
travelPurpose searching for the true religion of Abraham
tribe Quraysh

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Banu Adi notableMember Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl