The opponents
an-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith
النضر بن الحارث
A Qurayshī who had learned the tales of the Persian kings and told them in gatherings to pull people away from the Qur'an.
Described in ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm as opposing the call with Persian tales
What they did
- Ar-Raḥīq records that he followed the Prophet's ﷺ gatherings with tales of Persian kings and asked whether his own accounts were better.
Where they appear
- Going public — and the persecution
Followed the Prophet's ﷺ gatherings with stories of Rustam and Isfandiyār, asking whose stories were better.
- The Hijrah — migration to Madinah
Fought at Badr and was taken captive.
How it ended
Captured at Badr and executed on the way back to Madinah.
Sources and accounts
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an-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith
Described in ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm as opposing the call with Persian tales
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, Attempts Made to Check the Onward March of IslamAr-Raḥīq records that he followed the Prophet's ﷺ gatherings with tales of Persian kings and asked whether his own accounts were better.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, Attempts Made to Check the Onward March of IslamBiographical account and appearances
Ibn Hishām (Ibn Isḥāq); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī