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Encyclopedia > Banu Makhzum

Banū Makhzūm (Arabic: بنو مخزوم) is one of the tribes of Arabia descending from the tribe of Quraish, which branched out into various tribes, the most famous being Jumah, Sahm, ‘Adi, Makhzum, Tayim, Zahra. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Arab lineages allegedly originate from three groups: Perishing Arabs: These are the ancients of whose history little is known. ... Quraish (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the Meccan tribe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ...


Banū is the plural construct of the Arabic word ibn (or bin). While the word ibn can mean "son" or "descendant," the word has separate plural forms for each meaning: abnā' almost always means "sons"; banūn almost always means "descendants." Banū Makhzūm thus means "the descendants of Makhzūm". Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...


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  • Walid ibn al-Mughira - leader [citation needed]
  • Khalid ibn al-Walid [citation needed]
  • Mughira ibn Abd-Allah [citation needed]
  • Hisham ibn al-Mughira [citation needed]

Walid ibn Mughira was the chief of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraish Tribe. ... Khalid ibn Waleed (Arabic: خالد بن الوليد) (a. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

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