| Abu Nuwayra al-Taghlibi | |
| Native Name: | أبو نويرة التغلبي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Relatives: | Kulaib ibn Rabiah (first cousin twice removed) |
| Known For: | Fighting in the Basus War |
Abu Nuwayra al-Taghlibi (Arabic: أبو نويرة التغلبي) was a poet and warrior who fought alongside the Taghlib tribe during the events of the Basus War.
Abu Nuwayra was sent by Abu Layla al-Muhalhel to hunt for Jassas ibn Murrah, who was escaping into Syria.[1] [2] Both men met at a border of water known as al-Ajoul that separated Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. They had a duel, and Abu Nuwayra managed to give Jassas a fatal injury. However, Jassas managed to kill Abu Nuwayra in battle, and he escaped into the care of his relatives where he, not long after, died from the injuries that were inflicted on him by Abu Nuwayra.
Monir Al-Balbaki believes that Jassas ibn Murrah died in 534 CE.[3] Hence, it would be appropriate to date Abu Nuwayra's death to around the same time in the 530s as well, because they both died around the same time.
As was the case with the other members of the Taghlib, Abu Nuwayra was most likely an Arab Christian as the Taghlib were generally associated with Christianity.[4] The Muslim scholar Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri states that despite their conversion to Christianity, the Arabs generally ignored the morals and etiquettes preached in Christianity (except for important fundamental aspects like monotheism and rejection of polytheism).[5]