Who Was Amir ibn al-Tufayl? Who betrayed the seventy reciters in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

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عامر بن الطفيل

Amir ibn al-Tufayl

Who betrayed the seventy reciters625 CE · 4 AH

Relied onThe tribes he rallied

Undone byA swelling 'like a camel's'

Seventy Companions known for reciting the Quran were sent to teach in Najd. At the well of Ma'unah, Amir ibn al-Tufayl had their envoy Haram ibn Milhan speared from behind, and the tribes he called killed the rest.

How it ended

As the spear struck him, Haram cried: 'I have won, by the Lord of the Kaaba!' Amir later fell ill with a swelling 'like a camel's' and died on his horse, a disbeliever.

And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
Quran 3:169

The lessonHaram's last words turned a massacre into a victory.

In the Quran

3:169-171

Stood against: the seventy reciters
Source: Authentic hadithSahih al-Bukhari. The Prophet ﷺ prayed against the tribes of Ri'l and Dhakwan for a month.Sahih al-Bukhari 4091 ↗

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.