Ka'b bin Zuhayr

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A pagan Arab in the time of Muhammad, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr is the eldest son of Zuhayr ibn Abî Sûlmâ, and one of six men who refused the prophet's attempts to convert them.

When Muhammad challenged them to write anything as beautiful as the Quran themselves, he was the only one who attempted the task, writing a poem entitled the Bdnat Sudd. Presenting it to the Prophet, he was rewarded with the mantle that Muhammad was wearing, and converted to Islam.

[edit] References

• Penzer, Norman Mosley. "The Harem", Chapter XI
• The Burda of Hadrat Ka'b bin Zuhair