Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat (

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: بكر بن عبد مناة) also known as Banu Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat or simply Banu Bakr is an

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tribe located in the Hijaz region of the

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. They are maternal cousins of the

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tribal confederation and were rivals to them before the rise of

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in the 7th century CE. Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat is also divided into four clans, all of which are now predominantly Muslim.

Tribal Lineage

Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat is descended from Bakr, who is the son of 'Abd Manat, who in turn is the son of

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. The full lineage is as follows; ''Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat ibn Kinana ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan''. Hence, they are an

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tribe and also descended from the

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tribal group.

Clans

There are four clans of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat: * Banu Damrah *Banu Du'al *Banu Laith *Banu Mudlij

Relations with other tribes

Khuza'ah

Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat collaborated with the Banu Khuza'ah to expel the Jurhum tribe from

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after the Jurhum had started unfairly imposing taxes on the pilgrims at the

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.Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2008). ''The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet''. Dar-us-Salam Publications. In later years, however, the Bakr showed aggression against the Banu Khuza'ah who had become Muslims; this was one of the factors which led to the

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which was led by the Islamic prophet

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in 630 CE.

Quraysh

The Quraysh and Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are maternal cousin tribes. They have had a few rivalries in the pre-Islamic period, such the conflict of Dhat Naqif which stemmed from the Bakr holding a grudge against the Quraysh due to the takeover of Mecca by Qusayy ibn Kilab.

Religion

The Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat were followers of South Arabian polytheism. After the Conquest of Mecca, majority of the Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat converted to Islam. Notable early Muslims from the Bakr include Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, one of the

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and an early convert to Islam. Other Muslims include Abu Waqid al-Laithi, who was a Sahaba as well and also a narrator of Hadith.

Present day

Descendants of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are still alive to this day, and they live not only in the Hijaz region of Arabia, but also in Jordan and Egypt.

References

Arab ethnic groups Bakr ibn Abd Manat Tribes of Saudi Arabia Kinana {{Historical Arab tribes