Mughira is a
male
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Arabic name
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Its meaning is "attacker/raider".
Mughira as a given name or a surname can be associated with:
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Mughira ibn Shu'ba: a prominent companion of Muhammad and was known as one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (duhat al-Arab).
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Mughirah ibn Abd-Allah: a preeminent leader of the Quraysh tribe's Banu Makhzum clan in Mecca in the 6th century. His descendants, the Banu al-Mughira, became the principle house of the Makhzum.
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Walid ibn al-Mughira
Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; 550 – 622 AD) was the chief of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe.
Family
He was the son of al-Mughīra ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn Makhzūm.
Sons:
# Khālid ibn al-Walīd. His mother was ...
: the chief of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe. His clan was responsible for warfare related matters.
A derivative of the name Mughira (also spelled Moughera), is mentioned in Surah al-'Adiyat (chapter 100) verse 3 as well; فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا, (translation; By the chargers at dawn), referring to the early morning military charge during war.
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