Family tree of Muhammad

This family tree is about the relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a family member of the family of Hashim and the Quraysh tribe which is ‘Adnani. "The ‘arabicised or arabicising Arabs’, on the contrary, are believed to be the descendants of Ishmael through Adnan, but in this case the genealogy does not match the Biblical line exactly. The label ‘arabicised’ is due to the belief that Ishmael spoke Hebrew until he got to Mecca, where he married a Yemeni woman and learnt Arabic. Both genealogical lines go back to Sem, son of Noah, but only Adnanites can claim Abraham as their ascendant, and the lineage of Mohammed, the Seal of Prophets (khatim al-anbiya'), can therefore be traced back to Abraham. Contemporary historiography unveiled the lack of inner coherence of this genealogical system and demonstrated that it finds insufficient matching evidence; the distinction between Qahtanites and Adnanites is even believed to be a product of the Umayyad Age, when the war of factions (al-niza al-hizbi) was raging in the young Islamic Empire." According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad descends from the Islamic prophet Ishmael through the Hashem tribe.

Prophet Muhammad's family tree

* * indicates that the marriage order is disputed
* Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.

Genealogy

Muhammad to Adnan

According to Islamic prophetic tradition, Muhammad descended from Adnan. Tradition records the genealogy from Adnan to Muhammad comprises 21 generations. The following is the list of chiefs who are said to have ruled the Hejaz and to have been the patrilineal ancestors of Muhammad. His Ancestors were generally referred to by their laqabs or titles, names will be mentioned alongside each title.

* AD 570 – Muhammad صہ
* AD 545 – Abdullah
* AD 497 – Abd al-Muttalib (Shaybah)
* AD 464 – Hashim (Amr)
* AD 439 – Abd Manaf (Al-Mugheerah)
* AD 406 – Qusayy (Zayd)
* AD 373 – Kilab (Hakeem)
* AD 340 – Murrah
* AD 307 – Ka'b
* AD 274 – Lu'ayy
* AD 241 – Ghalib
* AD 208 – Fihr
* AD 175 – Malik
* AD 142 – An-Nadr (Quraysh)
* AD 109 – Kinanah (Kinana Tribe)
*   AD 76 – Khuzaymah
*   AD 43 – Mudrikah ('Amer)
*   AD 10 – Al-Yas
*   23 BC – Mudar
*   56 BC – Nizar
*   89 BC – Ma'add
* 122 BC – Adnan

Adnan to Isma'il

Islamic tradition and Arabic oral genetic tradition agree that the lineage from Adnan to Isma'il is lost. It is narrated that when the prophet Muhammad recited a lineage then reached 'Adnan, he said "Do not surpass Ma'add ibn 'Adnan, the Genealogists lied!" and then proceeded to recite "وَقُرُوناً بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ كَثِيراً" (And numerous generations between them; Quran 25:38).'Uyoon Al-Ma'aarif; Al-Qudaa'i Nevertheless, there are records that survived, although they are deemed mere speculations by most scholars.

'Adnan was the ancestor of the 'Adnani Arabs of northern, central and western Arabia and a direct descendant of Isma'il. It is not confirmed how many generations are between them; however, Adnan was fairly close to him. According to the Hebrew Bible

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