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Encyclopedia > Tribes of Arabia

Arabs are a semitic race. Much of the the lineage provided before Ma'ad relies on biblical genealogy and therefore its accuracy from that link uses the bible as a genealogical historical record. The general consensus among 14th century arabic genealogists is that Arabs are of three kinds: Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predomiantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Maronite, Alawite Islam, Druze, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism An Arab (Arabic: ) is any member of the Semitic group of people whose cultural, linguistic, and in certain cases, ancestral origins trace back to... In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical Shem, Hebrew: שם, translated as name, Arabic: سام) was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages. ...


Perishing Arabs: These are the ancients of whose history little is known. They include ‘Ad, Thamud, Tasm, Jadis, Imlaq and others. Jadis and Tasm perished because of genocide. Ad and Thamud perished because of their decadence. Some people in the past doubted their existence, but Ad (also called Aad) is the great-grandson of Shem, son of Noah (Arabic: sam ibn Nuh سام بن نوح) who came from the northeast and was the progenitor of the Adites. ... The Thamud are a people mentioned in the Quran as rejecting their Prophet Saleh. ...


Imlaq is the singular form of 'Amaleeq and is probably synonymous to the biblical Amalek. According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Amalek (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ) was the son of Eliphaz and the grandson of Esau (Gen. ...


Pure Arabs: They allegedly originated from the progeny of Ya‘rub bin Yashjub bin Qahtan so were also called Qahtanian Arabs.


Arabized Arabs: They allegedly originated from the progeny of Ishmael Son of the biblical patriarch Abraham and were also called ‘Adnani Arabs. 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. ... The angel prevents the sacrifice of Isaac (Rembrandt, 1634) Abraham (Hebrew: , Standard Avraham Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom Tiberian  ; Arabic: ,  ; Geez: , ) is a figure in the Bible and Quran who is by believers regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites and of the Nabataean people in Jewish, Christian and...


Below is a partial list of the tribes of Arabia. More information will be provided as it becomes available.


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B This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ad (Arabic عاد) was an ancient Arabian nation mentioned in the Quran as being the place where the Islamic prophet Hud (هود) was sent to by Allah to guide its people back to the righteous path of Islam. ... One of Arab Tribes in Iraq that scattered throughoutDiyala, Babil, Al Qadisyah, Zab River, Yusufiyah. ... The Al Khalifa (Arabic: آل خليفة) dynasty is the ruling family of Bahrain. ... Al-Maadeed one of the most important tribes in Qatar,Kuwait, and Saudi-Arabia. ... Anizzah (Arabic: , Anizah, Aniza) are a large Arab tribe of the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and the Levant. ... The Al-Thani family is the ruling family of Qatar. ... One of the Arab Tribes in Iraq settled around Kirkuk area. ... Many Iraqis identify more or less strongly with a tribe (ashira), and some feel a stronger loyalty to their clans or tribes than to any national government. ... The Arabs of Khuzestan are one of the ethnic groups of Iran inhabiting the province of Khuzestan. ... The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe. ...

G The Baharna (Arabic: ‎ } are the indigenous inhabitants of the villages and some of the coastal shores of the archipelago of Bahrain and the cities of Qatif and Al-Hasa on the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia (see historical region of Bahrain). ... The Bani Kaab are an Arab tribal group of Kuwaiti origin which settled in western Khuzestan, a province in southwestern Iran, during the 16th century CE. Categories: Ethnic group stubs | Arab groups ... The Bani Utub (or Bani Utbah, or Utoob) is an Arab tribe originally from the region of Najd in central Arabia. ... Banu Abd Shams refers to a clan within the Meccan Quraishi tribe. ... The Banu Abs are an ancient Bedouin tribe from Mecca. ... Banu Adi is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... Banu Amr bin Auf are an Arabian tribe in Quba, on the outskirts of Medina. ... The Banu Asad are an ancient Arab clan from the tribe of Quraish. ... The Banu Bakr (Arabic:بنو بكر) was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era. ... The Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat (Arabic:بنو بكر) were an Arabian tribe of the Hejaz region, in western Arabia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Banu Ghatafan (Arabic: بنو غطفان) are a massive ancient tribe north of Medinah and from them come the tribes of Banu Abs and Banu Motair. ... The Banu Ghaniya were distant relatives of the Almoravid dynasty, who appointed them as governors of the Balearic Islands in 1126. ... Banu Khutheer -clan of Al Hajaj Tribe (آل خضير من قبايل حجاج): Are a clan that originally goes back to their ancestor Hashid, who in turn comes from the house of Himdaan. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Banū Hāshim (Arabic: بنو هاشم) was a clan in the Quraish tribe. ... The Banu Hilal were an Arab tribe that migrated from Arabia into North Africa in the 11th century, having been sent by the Fatimids to punish the Zirids for abandoning Shiism. ... Family that ruled Huesca and the region called Barbitanya (Barbastro) from about 802 to 862 and only Barbitanya from about 862 to 882. ... The Banu Jumah (Arabic: بنو جمح) is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... The Banu Kanz (Arabic Sons of Kanz) were a group of Rabia Arabs who emigrated to Egypt, eventually dislocating the Beja and penetrating into the desert east of the Nile around Aswan. ... The Banu Khazraj (Arabic:?) was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era. ... Banu Khuzaa is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... A Qahtanite Arab tribe, which settled in Al-Hirah (modern Kufa region in Iraq) where they founded a buffer state between Arabia and the Persian Empire (roughly 200-602 A.C.). See Lakhmids. ... 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. ... Banu Muttalib is a Arabic sub-clan Banu Khuzaa, a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... Bani Mustafa or BaniMustafa is a tribe in the Kingdom of Jordan. ... Banu Muttalib is a notable [1]Arabic sub-clan of the Quraish tribe. ... The Banu Najjar was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammads era. ... Banu Nawfal is a notable Arabic sub-clan of the Quraish tribe. ... The Banu Sahm (Arabic:?) is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... Banu Salama Tudjibid family that governed the regions of Huesca and Barbitanya (Barbastro) in the Upper Mark of Al-Andalus c. ... Banu Taim is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Banu Yam (Arabic: ) are a large tribe native to Najran Province in Saudi Arabia, and are the principle tribe of that area. ... Banu Zuhrah is a clan of the Quraish tribe. ...

H language|Arabic]]:الغساسنة) were [[Arab Christian|Arab it is assumed that the Ghassanids adopted the religion of Christianity from the native Aramaeans and Romans. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

K The Hakami tribe or Tribe of Hakam was an Arabian tribe influential in early Muslim politics, particularly during the Umayyad Caliphate. ... The House of Saud ( transliteration: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... The Huwala (also spelled howala, howila, huwalah) (Arabic: الهولة) meaning those that have changed are the descendants of Sunni Arabs who originally migrated from the eastern shore of the Persian Gulf to Iran (Persia), and since the eighteenth century have migrated back to the Arabian peninsular and now make up a...

L The Kendites (Arabic: بنو كندة‎) were an important pre-Islamic Arab tribe (or rather clan) that in the 3rd century CE headed the Kendah kingdom with the capital in Qaryah dhat Kahl (the present-day Qaryat al-Faw) in Central Arabia. ...

M The Lakhmids (Arabic: ) less commonly Muntherids (Arabic: ) were a group of Arab Christians who lived in Southern Iraq, and made al-Hirah which was a fabulous city with many castles and bath-houses and Palm gardens their capital in (266). ...

Q The Manasir people (المناصير) constitute one of many riverain tribes of Northern Sudan. ...

R Qahtanite refers to al Arab al Aribah or the aboriginal Arabs. ... Quraish (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the Meccan tribe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to before he received the revelations of Islam. ...

T Rashaida are a nomadic people in Sudan, and Eritrea. ...

U The Thamud are a people mentioned in the Quran as rejecting their Prophet Saleh. ...

Z Utaybah (Arabic: , also spelled Uteibah, Otaybah, and Oteibah) is a large tribe of the Arabian Peninsula. ...



 

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