Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad

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Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad

There were several Tribes of Arabia that interacted with Muhammad.

Introduction
List
See also
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Introduction

The most prominent of such Arabian tribes were the Banu Quraish (Arabic for "Sons of Quraish") which were in turn divided into several sub-clans. The Qur'aish sub-clan of Banu Hashim was the clan of Muhammad, while their sister sub-clan, the Banu Abd-Shams became known as his most staunch enemies. After Muhammad, the Muslim nation was ruled exclusively through the Banu Quraish tribe, all the way until the Ottoman Turks came into power.

Other tribes include various ones that were centered on different cities, for example the Banu Thaqif and the Banu Utub.

Notable are the Jewish tribes that had settled in Medina, they would play a prominent part in Muhammad's life, this included the Banu Qurayza, Banu Nadir and the Banu Qainuqa, they participiated in the Battle of Bu'ath.

List

A list includes:

Banu Quraish — prominent in the city of Mecca
Banu Thaqif — the city of Ta'if, Urwah ibn Mas'ud
Banu Jadhimah — the city of Ta'if
Banu Utub — the city of Najd
Banu Ghatafan — east of Yathrib and Khaibar
Banu Tamim — central Arabia
Banu Sa'ad
Banu Amr — Umar and his companions stayed with them during the hijrah from Mecca.
Banu Daws — south of Mecca, Abu Hurairah
Banu Abs — Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat
Banu Jumah
Banu Kalb
Banu Khuza'a — between Mecca and Badr

In Yathrib (later Medina)

Jewish tribes:

Banu Qainuqa the most powerful of all the Jewish tribes of the peninsula before Islam ^[3].
The Al-Kahinan — they traced their descent from Aaron.^[2]
- Banu Qurayza — sub-clan of the Al-Kahinan, Medina, "principal family"^[2]
- Banu Nadir — sub-clan of the Al-Kahinan, Medina, "principal family"^[2]