Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Early 6th century Tayma, Northern Arabia |
| Died | c. 560 |
| Occupation | Poet, Warrior |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Arabian |
| Relatives | Safiyya bint Huyayy (maternal granddaughter) |
As-Samaw’al bin ‘Ādiyā’ (Arabic: السموأل بن عادياء بن رفاعة بن الحارث بن كعب / Hebrew: שמואל בן עדיה) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and warrior, esteemed by the Arabs for his loyalty, which was commemorated by an Arabic idiom: "awfá min as-Samaw’al" (أوفى من السموأل / more loyal than al-Samaw'al).
He lived in the first half of the 6th century. His clan converted to Judaism when they were in Southern Arabia. Later, they moved to northern Arabia, settling in Taima,[1][2][3] where al-Samw'al was born and lived most of his life.
He was the maternal grandfather of Safiyya bint Huyayy, one of prophet Mohammed's wives.[citation needed]