Banu Hudhayl

Banu Hudhayl
بنو هذيل
Banu Hudhayl; بنو هذيل
Mudarite Arab tribe
	Banner of Banu Hudhayl at the Battle of Siffin
Ethnicity	Arab
Nisba	Al-Hudhali
Location	Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt
Descended from	Hudhayl ibn Madraka
Parent tribe	Banu Mudar
Branches	Lihyan Mohrez; Marer; ; Sa'ad Beni; Fleet; Zohair; Jamil; ;
Language	Arabic
Religion	Sunni 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, as well as their help in repelling the Qarmatians in the 10th-century Sack of Mecca.^[2]

Ancestry

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^[3] son of Ishmael^[4]^[5] son of Abraham^[6]^[7]^[8] son of Azar^[9]^[10]^[11] (Terah) son of Nahor^[12] son of Srooj^[13] son of Ra'o^[14] son of Phaleg^[15] son of Aber^[16] son of Shaleh^[17]^[18]^[19] son of Arpheckshad^[20] son of Sam son of Noah son of Lamek^[21] 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

The Tribe of Hudhayl in Hijaz

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

Lihyan ibn Hudhayl

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

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-Eyadh
  - Hudhayl Albogom
- Banu Reshah
- Al-Matarefah
- Al-Sa'iedah
- Al-Moatan
- Al-Dhumayeen
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

The Tribe of Hudhayl in Najd

Hudhail of Najd refers to the Hudhail tribe residing in the Najd region in the center of the Arabian Peninsula. They are the descendants of the Mutarifa al-Tayr, in Addition to Hudhayl Al-Boqum in Mount Hadhan near Turubah, who are descendants of Al-Hatareshah & Al-Dhumayeen

Hudhayl Alboqum from Al-Hatareshah & Al-Dhumayeen including:

Mutarifa al-Tayr and their branches:

Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad

Known members

Mu’qel Ibn Khuwaylid, a knight and tribal chief during Al-Jahiliyya.
Abdullah bin Masud, a companion of Muhammad.
Al-Sakhr Al-Ghai, poet during Al-Jahiliyya.
Abdumanaf Ibn Rub’, poet during Al-Jahiliyya.
Abū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī, poet contemporary of Muhammed.
Abu Kabeer Al-Hudhalī, poet in late Jahiliyya and early Islamic period.
Sinan ibn Salamah ibn Mohbik, Umayyad general and governor of Sindh.
Ubayd-Allah ibn Abd-Allah, Hadith narrator.
Al-Masudi, Abbasid historian.
Meq’ed of Hudhayl Al-Bogoom an Arab nobleman, knight, tribal chief and horse owner in the 19th century.
Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi diplomat and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Tunisian 20th century anti-colonialist Poet.

Notes

^ Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar, vol. 2, p. 319.
^ Al-Masudi (2009). Al-Tanbīh wa l-ishrāf. Vol. 1. Cairo, Egypt: Maktabat El Thaqafya El Diniah. ISBN 9773413519
^ Book of Genesis 25:12-16
^ Ishmael, Encyclopedia of the Qur'an
^ Azraqi, Akhbar Makkah, vol. 1, pp. 58-66
^ Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine - James D. Brown
^ Genesis 16:1-6
^ Qur'an 2:127 to 136
^ Qur'an 6:74
^ Islamic view of Abraham
^ Qur'an 37:99–111
^ Luke 3:35
^ Book of Genesis11:20-23
^ Genesis 11:20
^ Genesis 10:25
^ Adamic language
^ Genesis 10:24
^ Genesis 11:12-13
^ Luke 3:36
^ Book of Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18
^ Luke 3:37
^ Quraish
^ Quraysh (sura)

External links

[1] Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar, vol. 2, p. 319.

[2] Al-Masudi (2009). Al-Tanbīh wa l-ishrāf. Vol. 1. Cairo, Egypt: Maktabat El Thaqafya El Diniah. ISBN 9773413519

[3] Book of Genesis 25:12-16

[EoQ_Ishmael-4] Ishmael, Encyclopedia of the Qur'an

[5] Azraqi, Akhbar Makkah, vol. 1, pp. 58-66

[6] Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine - James D. Brown

[7] Genesis 16:1-6

[8] Qur'an 2:127 to 136

[9] Qur'an 6:74

[10] Islamic view of Abraham

[11] Qur'an 37:99–111

[12] Luke 3:35

[13] Book of Genesis11:20-23

[14] Genesis 11:20

[15] Genesis 10:25

[16] Adamic language

[17] Genesis 10:24

[18] Genesis 11:12-13

[19] Luke 3:36

[20] Book of Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18

[21] Luke 3:37

[22] Quraish

[23] Quraysh (sura)

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