55. THE STORY OF AS-SATIROON AND AT-TAWA’IF
The Story Of As-satiroon, Owner Of Al-hadhr
‘Abdul-Malik Ibn Hisham mentioned his story here because of what some of the scholars of lineage have said, which was that it was An-Nu‘man Ibn Al-Mundhir who, as mentioned previously, was from the offspring of As-Satiroon, ruler of Al-Hadr. And we have related previously from Ibn Ishaq that An-Nu‘man Ibn Al-Mundhir descended from Rabee‘ah Ibn Nasr and he narrated on the authority of Jubair Ibn Mut‘im that he was one of the descendents of Qunus Ibn Ma‘add ibn ‘Adnan. These are three opinions regarding his lineage. Ibn Hisham proceeded to describe the ruler of Al-Hadr. Al-Hadr was a massive fortress built by king, i.e. As-Satiroon, on the banks of the Euphrates. It was a towering, elevated structure, vast in breadth, with a huge courtyard; and its perimeter was like that of a great city. It was of the utmost perfection, magnificence, beauty and splendor. And all of the surrounding towns and villages owed fealty to it. As-Satiroon’s name was Ad-Daizan Ibn Mu‘awiyah Ibn ‘Ubaid Ibn Ajram, from the tribe of Banu Sulaih Ibn Halwan ibn Al-Haf Ibn Quda‘ah, according to the lineage attributed to him by ibn Al-Kalbi. Others said that he was from Al-Jaramiqah and that he was one of the kings of At-Tawa’if and that he used to lead them whenever they gathered for war against their enemies. His fortress lay between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Ibn Hisham said, “Kisra Saboor, Zul Aktaf made war on As-Satiroon, king of Al-Hadr.” Others said that the person who made war on him was none other than Saboor, son of Ardasheer, son of Babak, the first of the Sassanid kings. He subdued the kings of At-Tawa`if and returned sovereignty of their lands to the Kisras. As for Saboor Zul Aktaf, son of Hurmuz, he lived many years after that. And Allah knows better. This was mentioned by As-Suhaili.
The Story Of The Kings Of At-tawa’if
As for the ruler of Al-Hadr, he was As-Satiroon, and as we have said, he used to lead the other kings of At-Tawa’if. He lived in the time of Alexander, son of Philip II of Macedon, in Greece. The reason for this was because after Alexander had conquered the Persian King, Dara, son of Dara, subdued his kingdom, destroyed his lands, taken his people’s property as booty, plundered his granaries and divided Persia, scattering the people in all directions. He resolved that no force should ever assemble against them again and that no one should unite against them and so he appointed kings over small groups of people (tawa’if), ruling over small parcels of land occupied by Arabs and non-Arabs. Each king would protect his territory and profit from his position, and when he died, his son or one of his people would succeed him. The situation continued thus for about five hundred years, until Azdasheer, son of Babak from the tribe of Sasan, son of Bahman, son of Isfandyar, son of Yashtasib, son of Lahrasib. He returned their kingdom to its former state and restored the empire. He abolished the petty kingdoms of At-Tawa’if and nothing of them remained. The siege of the ruler of Al-Hadr delayed him, for he was the greatest of them, the most powerful of them and the mightiest of them, being their leader. But when Azdasheer died, he was succeeded by his son, Saboor, who besieged the fortress until he captured the king, as we mentioned previously. And Allah, Most Glorified, Most High, knows better.
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