[2][3] Adnan's descent from the biblical patriarch Ishmael hence makes Kulaib amongst the later generation of Ishmaelites.

[4] Kulaib was the brother of the famous poet 'Udayy ibn Rabiah, more commonly known as Abu Layla al-Muhalhel.

[5][6][7] According to the traditional narrative, Kulaib had shot down a prized camel belonging to an influential woman of the Banu Bakr; angering Jassas.

The Taghlib were originally the victors of the war, but suffered significant losses due to surprise attacks from their rival tribe.

[3] Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri reports that despite their conversion to Christianity, the religion and its principles were generally ignored by the Arabs whom had converted to it (except for important fundamental aspects like monotheism and rejection of polytheism).