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ibn Fihr (, ), is counted among the direct ancestors of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

. In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by ten generations. He is the son of

Fihr ibn Malik 'Fihr ibn Malik' (, ), is counted among the direct ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who is considered to be the last prophet. In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, he precedes Muhammad by eleven generations. Etymology Some writer ...

who lived in Makkah. He died and was buried in

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, which was also his birth place.

History

It is said that Muhammad's lineage is:

Muḥammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

bin ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Shayba) bin Hāshim (born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā) bin ʿAbd Manāf (al-Mughīrah) bin Qusayy (Zayd) bin Kilāb bin Murrah bin Kaʿb bin Luʿayy bin Ghalib bin Fihr bin Mālik bin al-Naḍr bin

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bin Khuzaymah bin Mudrikah (ʿAmir) bin Ilyas bin

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bin Nizar bin Maʿadd bin

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bin Add bin Udad bin Humaysi bin Hamayda bin Salaman bin Thalabah bin Bura bin Shuha bin Yarbah bin Kasdana bin Awwam bin Nashid bin Muqawwam bin Muhtamil bin Badlana bin Ayqan bin Alaha bin Shahdud bin Makhai bin Ayfa bin Aqir bin Al Daʿa bin Abdai bin Hamdan bin Bashmani bin Bathrani bin Bahrani bin Anud bin Raʿwani bin Aqara bin Dayshan bin Naydawan bin Ayyamah bin Bahami bin Hisn bin Nizal bin Qumayr bin Mujashshir bin Mazzi bin Adwa bin

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bin Qaydar bin ''

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'' bin Ibrahim, the Friend of God.

References

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