Banu Nawfal
| Banu Nawfal (Arabic: بنو نوفل) | |
|---|---|
| Qurayshi / Adnanite Arab Tribe | |
| Nisba | Al-Nawfal (النوفل) |
| Location | Western Arabian Peninsula, especially in Mecca (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Descended from | Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf |
| Religion | Islam |
Banu Nawfal (Arabic: بنو نوفل) is a notable Arabic sub-clan of the Quraish tribe. Its progenitor is Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf.[1]
History and background
Banu Nawfal was a clan of the Quraysh Arab tribe. The Quraysh's progenitor was Fihr ibn Malik, whose full genealogy, according to traditional Arab sources, was the following: Fihr ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr ibn Kinana ibn Khuzayma ibn Mudrika ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan.[2] Thus, Fihr belonged to the Kinana tribe and his descent is traced to Adnan the Ishmaelite, the semi-legendary father of the "northern Arabs". According to the traditional sources, Fihr led the warriors of Kinana and Khuzayma in defense of the Kaaba, at the time a major pagan sanctuary in Mecca, against tribes from Yemen; however, the sanctuary and the privileges associated with it continued to be in the hands of the Yemeni Khuza'a tribe. The Quraysh gained their name when Qusayy ibn Kilab, a sixth-generation descendant of Fihr ibn Malik, gathered his kinsmen and took control of the Kaaba. Prior to this, Fihr's offspring lived in scattered, nomadic groups among their Kinana relatives.[2]
Notable members
- Mut`im ibn ‘Adi,[3] chief of clan.
- Jubayr ibn Muṭʽim (died 679)[4] member of the Nawfal clan, He was renowned for his knowledge of genealogy, which he learned directly from first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
- Nafi ibn Jubayr ibn Mut'im
- Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mut'im
- Umm Habib bint Jubayr ibn Mut'im
References
- ↑ The History of al Tabari : Vol. 39 : Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors: al-Tabari's Supplement to His History Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Watt 1986, p. 434.
- ↑ A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims chapter "Muhammad's Visit to Ta'if" quoting John Bagot Glubb's The Life and Times of Mohammed on Al-islam.org
- ↑ Narrators
- Watt, W. Montgomery (1986). "Kuraysh". Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. V: Khe–Mahi (New ed.). Leiden and New York: Brill. pp. 434–435. ISBN 90-04-07819-3.