Banu Dabbah (

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: بنو ضبة) is an Arab tribe of

Adnanite The Adnanites () were a tribal confederation of the Ishmaelites, Ishmaelite Arabs who originate from the Hejaz. They trace their lineage back to Ishmael in Islam, Ishmael, son of the Islamic prophet and patriarch Abraham in Islam, Abraham and hi ...

descent. They merged with the

Banu Tamim The Banū Tamīm () are an Arab tribe that originated in Najd and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula. It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, and has a strong presence in Algeria, and Morocco, Palestine, ...

tribe and their descendants are considered to be part of both tribes. The Banu Dabbah currently reside in

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and the

Hijaz Hejaz is a historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes the majority of the western region of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Al-Bahah. It is thus known as the "Western Province ...

Tribal lineage

They are descended from Dabbah ibn 'Udd, whose full lineage (according to

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) is Dabbah, son of 'Udd, son of Tabikha, son of Ilyas, son of Mudar, son of Nizar, son of Ma'ad, son of Adnan. This lineage hence makes the Banu Dabbah a tribe descended from the

Mudar The Mudar () was a principal grouping of the northern Arab tribes. History The Mudar and Rabi'a are recorded in central Arabia in the Arabic histories of the pre-Islamic period; the kings of the Kindah bore the title of "king of the Ma'add ( ...

tribal group as well as an

tribe.

The Banu Dabbah merged with

after the progenitor of the latter, Tamim ibn Murr, married a woman from the former.

History

After the

Conquest of Mecca The conquest of Mecca ( , alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and Companions of the Prophet, his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quray ...

in 630 CE, all of the Arabian tribes in the

and

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became Muslims; the Banu Dabbah potentially were amongst them. After the death of the Islamic prophet

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, the Banu Dabbah fought alongside the forces of

Aisha Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. Aisha had an important role in early Islamic h ...

, Zubayr and

Talha Talha or Thalha is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "fruitful tree from heaven". Talha is the name of a well-known sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubayd Allah. He is renowned for saving Muhammad's face from an a ...

in the

Battle of the Camel The Battle of the Camel, also known as The Battle of Basra () took place outside of Basra, Iraq, in 36 AH (656 CE). The battle was fought between the army of the fourth caliph Ali (), on one side, and the rebel army led by Aisha, Talha and ...

in 656 CE. In modern times, the Banu Dabbah migrated to the country of

while some of them still lived in their villages at

Najd Najd is a Historical region, historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes most of the central region of Saudi Arabia. It is roughly bounded by the Hejaz region to the west, the Nafud desert in Al-Jawf Province, al-Jawf to the north, ...

.''al-Marjan fi Qaba'il Hadha al-Zaman'' (المرجان في قبائل هذا الزمان)

Notable people

* Al-Mufaddal ad-Dabbi, 8th-century Arabic philologist and grammarian *

Nur al-Din al-Salimi Nur al-Dīn al-Sālimī (; Islamic calendar, AH, 1869–1914 CE; full name Nur al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥumayd ibn Sullūm al-Sālimī) was an Omani historian and scholar noted for his expertise in Ibāḍī Islam. Al-Sālimī is ...

, scholar of

Ibadi Islam Ibadism (, ) is a school of Islam concentrated in Oman established from within the Kharijites. The followers of the Ibadi sect are known as the Ibadis or, as they call themselves, The People of Truth and Integrity (). Ibadism emerged around 60 ...

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{{Historical Arab tribes Dabbah

Tribal lineage

History

Notable people

See also

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