Banu Hudhayl

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Banu Hudhayl
بنو هذيل
Mudarite Arab tribe
Banner of Banu Hudhayl at the Battle of Siffin
EthnicityArab
NisbaAl-Hudhali
LocationSaudi Arabia, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt
Descended fromHudhayl ibn Madraka
Parent tribeBanu Mudar
Branches
  • Lihyan
    • Mohrez
    • Marer
  • Sa'ad
    • Beni
    • Fleet
    • Zohair
    • Jamil
LanguageArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

Banu Hudhayl (Arabic: بنو هذيل) is an Arab tribe that originated in the Hejaz. The tribe mainly inhabits Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,[1] Jordan and Egypt. The tribe was one of the tribes in contact with the Islamic prophet Muhammad and they are known throughout history for their talented poets and intellectuals.

Ancestry[edit]

The tribe traces a genealogical history backwards from their eponymous ancestor to Adam:

Hudhayl son of Madrakah son of Ilyas (Elijah) son of Madher son of Nazar son of Ma'ad son of Adnan son of Add son of Send son of Napyot[2] son of Ishmael[3][4] son of Abraham[5][6][7] son of Azar[8][9][10] (Terah) son of Nahor[11] son of Srooj[12] son of Ra'o[13] son of Phaleg[14] son of Aber[15] son of Shaleh[16][17][18] son of Arpheckshad[19] son of Sam son of Noah son of Lamek[20] son of Motoshaleh son of Edres (Enoch) son of Yared son of Mehlaiel son of Qenan son of Anosh son of Seth son of Adam

Branches[edit]

Approximate locations of some of the important tribes and Empire of the Arabian Peninsula at the dawn of Islam (approximately 600 CE / 50 BH).

Banu Hudhayl are divided in two branches: Lihyan ibn Hudhayl and Sa'ad ibn Hudhayl.

Lihyan ibn Hudhayl[edit]

The descendants of Lihyan ibn Hudhayl who founded the Arab kingdom of Lihyan, and presently live in the desert between Mecca and Ta'if. They are now divided into two clans:

  • Mohrez, subdivided into
    • Alhosianat
    • Aldhban
    • Almosah
  • Marer, subdivided into
    • Albatahah
    • Almasaibah
    • Alnegimah
    • Aloodah

Sa'ad ibn Hudhayl[edit]

There are presently four descendent clans of Sa'ad ibn Hudhayl:

  • Beni, subdivided into
    • Banu Omair
    • Banu Mas'od
    • Banu Mohaiya
    • Banu Nobatah
  • Fleet, subdivided into
    • Al-Hatareshah
      • Al-Afran
      • Al-Eyad
      • Hudhayl Albogom
    • Banu Reshah
    • Al-Matarefah
    • Al-Sa'iedah
    • Al-Moatan
  • Zohair, subdivided into
    • Al-Srawnah
    • Da'ad
    • Sahelah
    • Zolayfah.
  • Jamil, subdivided into
    • Alqarh
    • Al-Mahmud
    • Al-Kedwa (also known as Alkedawi)
    • Al-Sawalima
    • Al-Kabakiba
    • Beni kaeb
    • Bani yas
    • Bani zayd
    • Banu ziad
    • Al-Hasasana
    • Al zalifa
    • Alshaeabin
    • Altalahat
    • Al khalid
    • Albaqla
    • Al hamid
    • Al zaydan
    • Sahila
    • Aleabida
    • Aljawabira
    • Alnnjb

Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad[edit]

Known members[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar, vol. 2, p. 319.
  2. ^ Book of Genesis 25:12-16
  3. ^ Ishmael, Encyclopedia of the Qur'an
  4. ^ Azraqi, Akhbar Makkah, vol. 1, pp. 58-66
  5. ^ Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine - James D. Brown
  6. ^ Genesis 16:1-6
  7. ^ Qur'an 2:127 to 136
  8. ^ Qur'an 6:74
  9. ^ Islamic view of Abraham
  10. ^ Qur'an 37:99–111
  11. ^ Luke 3:35
  12. ^ Book of Genesis11:20-23
  13. ^ Genesis 11:20
  14. ^ Genesis 10:25
  15. ^ Adamic language
  16. ^ Genesis 10:24
  17. ^ Genesis 11:12-13
  18. ^ Luke 3:36
  19. ^ Book of Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18
  20. ^ Luke 3:37
  21. ^ Quraish
  22. ^ Quraysh (sura)

Further reading[edit]

  • History Ibn Khaldun
  • History Ibn al-Athir
  • History Ibn Hisham
  • History Al-Hamdani
  • History Ibn Ishaq
  • Kinship and marriage in early Arabia by \ Smith W. Robertson
  • A universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time by \ Universal
  • The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed by George Sale, Savary
  • A Short History of the Arabs by \ Francesco Gabrieli, Salvator Attanasio
  • The March from Medina by \ John Walter Jandora
  • Muhammad by \ Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
  • Mohammed and the Rise of Islam by \ D. S. Margoliouth
  • History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern by \ Andrew Crichton

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