The Banu Daws () 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,
among its leaders
Tufayl ibn Amr, one of
Muhammad
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's companions.
also hails from the Daws tribe.
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
In Islamic salvation history, the ''Jāhiliyyah'' (Age of Ignorance) is an era of pre-Islamic Arabia as a whole or only of the Hejaz leading up to the lifetime of Muhammad.
The Arabic expression (meaning literally “the age or condition of i ...
. (Hadith from Bukhari.)
People
*Tufayl ibn Amr — Chief
*
Abu Hurairah
See also
*
Islam
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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