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This is not the sub-clan of Quraish, for that, see Banu Taim

Banī Tamīm or Banu Tamim (Arabic: بنو تميم) is one of the largest of all Arab tribes. The tribe's history goes back to pre-Islamic times and millions still claim descent from the tribe today in the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries such as Iraq and Jordan. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Quraish (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the Meccan tribe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ... Banu Taim is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... Arabic redirects here. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... Pre-Islamic Arabia, the history of Arabia before the rise of Islam in the 630s, is not known in great detail. ... Arabia redirects here. ...

History

Regarding the tribe's size and strength it is said, "Had it not been for the coming of Islam, the Tamīm tribe would have consumed the Arabs."

The Bani Tamīm are located primarily in Najd (Central Saudi Arabia), central and southern Iraq (Basra and Diyala) and the Iranian province of Khuzestan. Members of this tribe are identifiable by the surnames of "Al-Tamimi" or "al-Tamīmī", which can be spelled as "Al-Timimi" or "Al-Temimi" in reflection of the local accent. Najd or Nejd (Arabic: Naǧd) is a region in central Saudi Arabia and the location of the nations capital, Riyadh. ... This article is about the city of Basra. ... Diyala is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq. ... The Arabs of Khuzestan are one of the ethnic groups of Iran inhabiting the province of Khuzestan. ...

The tribe's progenitor Tamīm ibn Murr is said to have lived in the 1st century CE and is reported to have met one of Jesus Christ's disciples. Through their ancestor Tamīm, the tribe traces its lineage to Adnan and the prophets Ishamel and Abraham. The 1st century was that century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine. ... Adnan (Arabic: عدنان ) is the traditional ancestor of the Adnani (Arabized Arabs) of northern Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtani of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. ... Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness, by Karel Dujardin Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: إسماعيل, Ismāīl) was Abrahams eldest son, born by his wifes handmaiden Hagar. ... For other uses, see Abraham (name) and Abram (disambiguation). ...

They converted to Islam in the eighth year after the Hijra^{[citation needed]}. In an Islamic hadith, Prophet Muhammad remarked that the Tamīm tribe would be the most vigorous of his community in fighting the Dajjal (the Antichrist), an evil figure in Islamic eschatology^[1]. For other uses, see Hijra. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Hadith ( transliteration: ) are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad. ... al-Dajjal sometimes spelled Dajal, (Arabic: الدّجّال, al-dajjāl) (The Deceiver/impostor), also known as the false Messiah (see also: Antichrist) is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology, who will appear before Yawm al-Qiyamah (The Day of Resurrection, Judgement Day). ... For the eschatological beliefs of various religions, see End Times. ...

When Abu Bakr became Caliph he sent Khalid bin Walid against some clans of the Bani Tamim in the Ridda Wars (Apostasy Wars)^{[citation needed]}. Abu Bakr As Siddiq (Arabic ابو بكر الصديق, alternative spellings, Abubakar, Abi Bakr, Abu Bakar) (c. ... For main article see: Caliphate The Caliph (pronounced khaleef in Arabic) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Sharia. ... Khalid bin Walid (AKA:Syaifullah/Sword of Allah);(584 - 642) was a Muslim Arab soldier and general. ... The Ridda wars (also known as the Riddah wars and the Wars of Apostasy) were a set of military campaigns against apostasy and rebellion against the Caliph Abu Bakr during 632 and 633 AD, following the death of Muhammad(S). ...

The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.

Leading personalities

Among the tribe's famous personalities:

• Sajah Al-Tamimiyyah - prophetess of northern central Arabia who was defeated by the Muslims in the Ridda wars.
• Jarīr - classical Arab poet ^[2]
• Al-Farazdaq - classical Arab poet
• Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays
• Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, a sahabi of Muhammad^[3]
• Abd-Allah ibn Ibadh, founder of the Ibadi sect^{[citation needed]}
• Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792 C.E.) - Salafi Islamic reformer^[4]
• Tālib al-Suhail (d. 1994 C.E.) - Iraqi tribal leader ^{[citation needed]}
• Salma Al-Timimi - First Iraqi woman to earn a doctorate at an American University; first Iraqi person to earn a doctorate in Education at an American University. Currently practicing scholar in Alexandria, Egypt
• Ibn 'Uthaymīn (d. 2001 C.E.) - Saudi Islamic scholar ^[5]
• Al Thani - the current ruling dynasty of the state of Qatar.
• Al Kuwari - current noble family in the state of Qatar.
• Al Bu Saeed - the current ruling dynasty of the Sultanate of Oman.

Jarir (Jarir ibn `Atiyah al-Khatfi, died ca. ... Hammam ibn Ghalib Abu Firas, commonly known as al-Farazdaq (Ar. ... Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays Ibn Muawyiah was a well-known Muslim general who lived during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. ... this is a sahaba of Muhammad Khabbab ibn al-Aratt was a boy from Najd, from the tribe of Banu Tamim. ... In the Islamic religion, the Sahaba (Asahaaba,الصحابه) are the companions of the Prophet Muhammad. ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Abdullāh ibn Ibādh al-Tamimi was the founder of the Ibadi. ... Al-Ibāḍiyyah (Arabic الاباضية) is a form of Islam distinct from the Shiite and Sunni denominations. ... Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Tamimi (1703 C.E. – 1792 C.E.) (Arabic:محمد بن عبد الوهاب التميمى) was an Arab theologian born in the Najd, in present-day Saudi Arabia and the most famous scholar of the movement within Islam known as the Wahhabi movement. ... A Salafi (Arabic سلفي referring to early Muslim), from the Arabic word Salaf سلف (literally meaning predecessors or early generations), is an adherent of a contemporary movement in Sunni Islam that is sometimes called Salafism and sometimes identified with Wahhabism. ... TĀLIB AL-SUHAIL AL-TAMĪMĪ leader of the Iraqi Banī Tamīm was assasinated by the Iraqi Intelligence Service in Beirut (April 1994). ... Shaykh Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn (son of) Salih ibn (son of) Muhammad IBN UTHAYMĪN at-Tamimi an-Najdi was born in the city of Unayzah, QasÄ«m region in Saudi Arabia on 27th Ramadan 1347 A.H./1926 C.E. He passed away at the age of 74 on... The Al-Thani family is the ruling family of Qatar. ...

Saudi Tamimi Families & *Famous Timimi Lineage

• These families are from the four major sects of the Tamim Tribe, Amr bin Tamim, Zaid Monat bin Tamim, Hanthalah bin Tamim, and Saad bin Tamim. As stated earlier, The Banu Tamim are an extremely large tribe. Their numbers were-and still are-quite impressive, most were scattered all over Central Najd (Saudi Arabia), and now due to the growing economy of the country they have moved to all corners of the country.

• [A'Al- Al- Shaikh] , the house of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792 C.E.); lives mostly in Riyadh, originally from Oaainah[citation needed]

• [Al-Nawaser] , Probably the Largest branch of Banu Amr bin Tamim, which consists of many different families. This branch mainly consists of educators and scholars and hold prominent positions all throughout history. Such as Al-Rashed, Al-Sulaiman, Al-Saif, Al-Romaizan, Al-Homaidhy, Al-Khadi, Al-Fawzan, Al-Himran(plural) and many more.

• [Aba-Hussain] of Whabah, one of the biggest families of Ushaiger in Al-Washim.

• [Al-Fayez] of Aal Rahmah of Al-Nawaser, the ruling family of Al-Far'aah in Al-Washim (c. 1781 - Present Day). Alongside the primary positions several members hold in the country, many are also known of literature and poetry. Famous poets includes: Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-fayez "Redha", Nasser bin Abdulla Al-fayez, and Ali Nasser Al-fayez.. and many more.

• [Al-Angary] [Al-Anagir, plural] Which is a large branch of Banu Saad bin Tamim, which also consists of many different families, but of which a couple have notorious fame all throughout the Kingdoms history. Such as Al-Moamar ruling family of Al-oaainah and Sudais, and Al-Madhy of Rawdat Sdair, and many more.

• [Al-Whaiby] The branch of which Al-Shaikh and Aba-Hussain belong, among others.[citation needed]Also a branch of Amr bin Tamim.

.*Bin Kileb/Kless- A small branch of the Royal Timimi family, originally said to be mixed with Sicilians and Romans during the conquest of Spain and Sicily the last of them have settled in the East and South African Coast.

• [Al-Mahmood][ال محمود]-A family famous for their muslim scholars.

• [Al-Buainain] Reside mostly in the Eastern Region in Saudi Arabia mainly in city of Jubail.

• [Al-Dawas] A branch of Amr bin Tamim reside in Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia mainly in city of Riyadh Al-Khabraa.

• [Al-Nowfal] A small branch of bin Timim resident in south of Iraq, Basra

Hadith

found in Sahih Bukhari: The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Sahih [1]) or popularly al-Bukharis authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the Sunni six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Sunni view this as their most trusted collection. ...

"I have loved the people of the tribe of Bani Tamim, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said about them. I heard him saying, 'these people (of the tribe of Bani Tamim) would stand firm against the Dajjaal.' When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "these are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts) of our folk." Aa'ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said to Aa'ishah, 'manumit her as she is a descendant of Ismaa'eel, alayhis salaam.'" ^[6]

Also from Musnad Imam Ahmed: The Bani Tamim is a large and powerful Arab tribe primarily located in Najd, central and southern Iraq and the Iranian province of Khuzestan. ...

"do not say of Bani Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest of people in attacking the Dajjaal."

Dynasties

• The Aghlabid dynasty (800-909 C.E.)
• The Al Thani family (1960-present C.E.)

An Aghlabid cistern in Kairuan The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs, members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa), nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, for about a century, until overthrown by the new power of the Fatimids. ... This is a list of emirs of Qatar: The emirs of Qatar are members of the Al-Thani dynasty and the state of Qtar was founded in 1868 by Muhammad bin Thani as a sheikdom. ...

References

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