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Encyclopedia > Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad

There were several Tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states, though some modern theorists hold that contemporary tribes can only be understood in terms of their relationship to states. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Introduction

The most prominent was Banu Quraish, Arabic for "The tribe of Quraish", it was in turn divided into several sub-clans. The Qur'aish sub-clan of Banu Hashim was the clan of Muhammad, while their sister sub-clan, the Banu Umayyad bacame known as his most staunch enemies. After Muhammad, the Muslim nation was ruled exclusively through the Banu Quraish tribe, all the way until the Ottoman Turks came into power. Quraish (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ) is one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era, a Meccan tribe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ... Banu Hashim (Arabic: بنو هاشم) is a clan in the Quraish tribe. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ...


Other tribes include various ones that were centered on different cities, for example the Banu Thaqif and the Banu Utub.


Notable are the Jewish tribes that had settled in Medina, they would play a prominent part in Muhammads life, this included the Banu Qurayza, Banu Nadir and the Banu Qainuqa, they participiated in the Battle of Bu'ath. The Banu Qurayza (Arabic بنو قريظة; alternate spellings include Quraiza, Qurayzah, Quraytha, and the archaic Koreiza) were a Jewish tribe who lived in northern Arabia during the 7th century, at the oasis of Yathrib (now known as Medina). ... The Banu Nadir (Arabic: ‎) were one of the three main Jewish tribes living in Medina, now in Saudi Arabia, in the 7th century. ... This article is in need of improvement. ...


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Contradictory sources regarding they being Jews or Arabs: Quraish (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ) is one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era, a Meccan tribe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... Taif (Also Aţ Ţāif) is a city in the central foothills of Saudi Arabias western mountains, at an elevation of 1450 meters (4800 feet). ... Urwah ibn Masud was a Thaqifi chieftain of Taif who became a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ... Najd or Nejd (Arabic: Naǧd) is a region in central Saudi Arabia and the location of the nations capital, Riyadh. ... The BanÄ« TamÄ«m or Banu Tamim (Arabic: بنو تميم) are a famous tribe of Arabia; they are relatives of the Quraish tribe. ... Banu Amr bin Auf are an Arabian tribe in Quba, on the outskirts of Medina. ... `Abdul-Rahman bin Sakhr Al-Azdi [AKA Abu Hurairah, Abu Hurayrah or even Abu Horaira. ...


Jewish tribes: Medina (Arabic: ‎ or المدينة ; also transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. ... Saad ibn Muadh was a chief of the Aus tribe in Yathrib. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

  • Banu Qainuqa — in the city of Medina, "principal family" [2], the most powerful of all the Jewish tribes of the peninsula before Islam [3].
  • The Al-Kahinan — they traced their descent from Aaron.[2]
    • Banu Qurayza — sub-clan of the Al-Kahinan, Medina, "principal family"[2]
    • Banu Nadir — sub-clan of the Al-Kahinan, Medina, "principal family"[2]
  • Banu Awf — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]
  • Banu Najjar — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]
  • Banu Harith — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]
  • Banu Sa'ida — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]
  • Banu Jusham — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]
  • Banu Thaalba — Medina, allied with Muhammad (a clan of the Bani Thaalba?)[4]
  • Banu Jaffna — Medina, allied with Muhammad, a clan of the Bani Thaalba[4]
  • Banu Shutayba — Medina, allied with Muhammad[4]

This article is in need of improvement. ... Aaron (אַהֲרֹן, a word meaning bearer of martyrs in Hebrew (perhaps also, or instead, related to the Egyptian Aha Rw, Warrior Lion), Standard Hebrew Aharon, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAhărōn), was one of two brothers who play a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people. ... The Banu Qurayza (Arabic بنو قريظة; alternate spellings include Quraiza, Qurayzah, Quraytha, and the archaic Koreiza) were a Jewish tribe who lived in northern Arabia during the 7th century, at the oasis of Yathrib (now known as Medina). ... The Banu Nadir (Arabic: ‎) were one of the three main Jewish tribes living in Medina, now in Saudi Arabia, in the 7th century. ...

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm
  2. ^ a b c d e f jewishencyclopedia.com [1]
  3. ^ jewishencyclopedia.com [2]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina

External links

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