- The
Ghaṭafān (Arabic: غطفان) were an Arab
tribal confederation originally based northeast of Medina. The main
branches of the
Ghatafan were the tribes...
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Jewish tribes. As Muhammad's army
began to
march on Khaybar, the Banu
Ghatafan and
other Jewish-allied
Arabian tribes did not, or
could not, send the...
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gathered a
confederate force of
between 7,500 and 10,000 men,
including Banu
Ghatafan, Banu Sulaym, and Banu Asad. Muhammad,
having learned of the impending...
- the Hawazin. The
tribe often clashed with
their one-time patrons, the
Ghatafan, and on occasion, sub-tribes of the
Hawazin fought each other. The tribe...
- The
major constituent tribes or
tribal groupings of the Qays were the
Ghatafan, Hawazin, Amir, Thaqif, Sulaym, Ghani,
Bahila and Muharib. Many of these...
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Morocco Azd, has
descendants in Arabia, Iraq, Levant, and
North Africa.
Ghatafan, has
descendants in
Arabia and the Maghreb. Madhhij, has
descendants in...
- al-Qalqashandi who died in 1418
stated that the
Mutayr tribe belongs to
Ghatafan who are
descendants of
Ishmael son of
Abraham (the
father of Arabs). John...
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contingent of
Tulayha ibn
Khuwaylid led by
Hibal ibn Khuwailid,; the Banu
Ghatafan, the Banu Hawazin, and the Tayy went to meet Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. Upon their...
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originated in
central Arabia. They form a
branch of the
powerful and
numerous Ghatafan tribes. They
still inhabit the
Arabian Peninsula and
North Africa but have...
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including Kulayb ibn Rabi'a. Later, he destro**** the
pagan sanctuary of the
Ghatafan tribe,
which rivaled the Ka'aba in Mecca.
Traditional Arab
sources noted...
