Banu Zuhrah () is a

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of the

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. Akhnas ibn Shariq al- Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah were with the

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n as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he did not join Quraish on their way to a festival in Badr. He together with Banu Zuhrah returned, so these two clans present in the battle writes:

Notable members

* Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, an early convert to

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and one of the important companions of the Islamic prophet

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.Shi'a Real Ahl al-Sunnah
/ref> * Aminah bint Wahb, mother of Muhammad's. * Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf, grandfather of Muhammad. * Abd-al-Rahman ibn Awf, a companion of Muhammad. * Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri, a 12th-century Andalusian geographer. * Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, an 8th-century biographer of Muhammad.

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