Hazrat Tamim bin Hazlam narrates that the incident of addressing an Amir of Kufa as "Amir" for the first time happened as follows: Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) came out of his palace when a man from the tribe of Kindah approached him and greeted him by calling him "Amir." He replied, "What is this? I am just an ordinary person among the people." Thus, this title was abandoned for a period of time, but later it was adopted again.