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Abs
نجد
· A Ghatafan tribe of Najd; Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman belonged to it.
Ash'ariyyin
اليمن
· A Yemeni tribe to which Abu Musa al-Ash'ari belonged.
Aslam
بين مكة والمدينة
· A Bedouin tribe allied with the Ansar along the Mecca–Medina route; Salamah ibn al-Akwa belonged to it.
Aws
المدينة المنورة
· One of the two principal Ansar tribes of Yathrib (Medina).
Bahra
بادية الشام
· A Quda'ah tribe of the Syrian steppe; al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad belonged to it.
Banu Abd al-Dar
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh that held the pre-Islamic offices of the war banner and water-supply; Mus'ab ibn Umayr belonged to it.
Banu Adi
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh to which Umar ibn al-Khattab belonged.
Banu Amir ibn Lu'ay
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh; the Prophet's ﷺ wife Sawda bint Zam'ah belonged to it.
Banu Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh; Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam belonged to it.
Banu Hashim
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh; the Prophet's ﷺ own clan and that of his household.
Banu Hilal
نجد
· A clan of Hawazin; the Prophet's ﷺ wife Maymunah bint al-Harith belonged to it.
Banu Makhzum
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh known for its leadership and horsemen.
Banu Qaynuqa
المدينة المنورة
· A Jewish tribe settled within Medina, known for goldsmithing and trade.
Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr
بادية الطائف
· A Bedouin tribe of Hawazin known for nursing Quraysh's infants; Halimah al-Sa'diyyah belonged to it.
Banu Sahm
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh to which Amr ibn al-As belonged.
Banu Taym
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh to which Abu Bakr al-Siddiq belonged.
Banu Umayya
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh from which the Umayyad caliphs descended.
Banu Zuhrah
مكة
· A clan of Quraysh; the Prophet's ﷺ mother Amina bint Wahb belonged to it.
Banu al-Mustaliq
قرب الساحل الحجازي
· A clan of Khuza'ah; the Prophet's ﷺ wife Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith belonged to it.
Banu al-Nadir
المدينة المنورة
· A Jewish tribe settled on the outskirts of Medina.
Daws
السراة (اليمن)
· A tribe of Azd in the Sarat mountains; Abu Hurayrah and al-Tufayl ibn Amr belonged to it.
Ghifar
ساحل الحجاز
· A Bedouin tribe on the caravan route between Mecca and the Levant; Abu Dharr al-Ghifari belonged to it.
Hudhayl
نجد
· An Adnani tribe neighboring Mecca; Abdullah ibn Mas'ud belonged to it.
Khazraj
المدينة المنورة
· One of the two principal Ansar tribes of Yathrib (Medina).
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