The Banu Daws ( ar, بنو دوس) was one of the
clan of Arabia during Muhammad's era. Located south of
Mecca
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, it is a branch of the
Zahran tribe
Zahran Tribe ( ar, قبيلة زهران), also known as Banū ʿZahrān ibn Kaʿab, is one of the oldest Arabian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is regarded as one of the largest tribes in Al Bahah Province.
Al Baha is the homeland of Zahr ...
,
among its leaders
Tufayl ibn Amr, one of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
's companions.
There are Islamic prophecies with regards to 'End-Times' that have quoted the tribe; like the following by Abu Hurairah:
Abu Hurairah said, I heard the Prophet say, The Hour will not come until the buttocks of the women of Daws move (quiver) while going around Dhu l-Khalasah. Dhu l-Khalasah was an idol worshiped by the tribe of Daws during the Jahiliyyah
The Age of Ignorance ( ar, / , "ignorance") is an Islamic concept referring to the period of time and state of affairs in Arabia before the advent of Islam in 610 CE. It is often translated as the "Age of Ignorance". The term ''jahiliyyah'' ...
. (Hadith from Bukhari.)
People
*Tufayl ibn Amr — Chief
*
Abu Hurairah
See also
*
Islam
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060420204346/http://www.barn-i-islam.dk/Profeten%20Muhammad%20%28saws%29.htm
{{Historical Arab tribes
Azd
Tribes of Arabia