Banu Adi is a clan of the Quraishtribe. A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Quraish (Arabic: ) refers to the Meccan tribe that Muhammad belonged to. ... Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. ...
Among the clan members can be found:
Umar ibn al-Khattab
For other uses of the name, see Umar (disambiguation). ...
Abu Zakariya Yahya Ibn 'Adi al-Mantiqi, a monophysite, who translated medical and logical works, including the Prolegomena of Ammonius, an introduction to Porphyry's Isagoge.
The Christian tribes of Banu Tanuh, which counted 5000 fighters, were forced to embrace Islam.
Angered by the defeats he incurred at the hands of the Byzantines, al-Mahdi sent troops to Homs in Syria, to have all the Christians abjure their faith.
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