Dhu Nuwas | |
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Predecessor | Ma'dikarib Ya'fur[1][2][3] (Succeeds Dhu Shanatir in Arabian folklore) |
Successor | Sumyafa Ashwa |
Reign | 522–530 CE |
Born | c. 450 CE Himyar |
Died | 530 CE Red Sea |
Religion | Judaism |
Dhū Nuwās, (Arabic: ذُو نُوَاس), real name Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (Musnad: 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧, Yws¹f ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr), Yosef Nu'as (Hebrew: יוסף נואס), or Yūsuf ibn Sharhabil (Arabic: يُوْسُف ٱبْن شَرْحَبِيْل),[4] also known as Masruq in Syriac, and Dounaas (Δουναας) in Medieval Greek, was a Jewish king of Himyar reigning between 522–530 AD[5] who came to renown on account of his persecutions of peoples of other religions, notably Christians, living in his kingdom. He was also known as Zur'ah in the Arab traditions.[6][7]
وقال ابن عباس: كان بنجران ملك من ملوك حمير يقال له ذو نواس واسمه يوسف بن شرحبيل