Yazīd b. Abdul-Madān al-Najrānī: His Political Role and Literary Legacy during pre- and early Islamic era

The present study seeks at examining the tribal leader Yazīd b. ͑Abdul- Madān al-Najrānī in terms of his political role and literary legacy since pre-Islamic time prior to the rise of Islam. In the first section, the study will highlight the tribal and political background that helped Yazīd b. ͑Abdul-Madān to establish the power of his leadership by investigating the roots of the house of Banū ad-Dayyān, followed by giving a brief on Yazīd b. ͑Abdul-Madān as a figure. The study, then, will debate the political and military role of Yazīd b. ͑Abdul-Madān in the tribal relationships between his tribe, Banū al-Ḥārith bin Kaʿb and other tribes such as the Banū Tamīm, Hawāzin and Banū ʿĀmir bin Ṣaʿṣaʿah. This section will also examine Yazīd b. ͑Abdul-Madān's attitude toward Islam since its rise down to the spread of Islam among peoples of , Banū al-Ḥārith bin Kaʿb , and also the relationship between the Prophet Muhammad and Yazīd b. ͑Abdul-Madān.