Tamim ibn Murr (

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: تميم بن مر) was an

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tribal chieftain who lived in

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. He is the ancestor of the

Banu Tamim The Banū Tamīm () are an Arab tribe that originated in Najd and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula. It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, and has a strong presence in Algeria, and Morocco, Palestine, ...

tribe. Tamim ibn Murr was also the caretaker of the

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, a role which was passed on to his son 'Amr after his death.Al-Fakihi, Akhbar Makkah (volume 5), page 151

Genealogy and family

Traditionally, his lineage of birth is ''Tamim, son of Murr, son of 'Udd, son of 'Amr, son of Ilyas, son of

Mudar The Mudar () was a principal grouping of the northern Arab tribes. History The Mudar and Rabi'a are recorded in central Arabia in the Arabic histories of the pre-Islamic period; the kings of the Kindah bore the title of "king of the Ma'add ( ...

, the son of Nizar, the son of

Ma'ad Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān (Arabic: مَعَدّ ٱبْن عَدْنَان) was a mythic Arab ancestor, traditionally regarded as the son of Adnan and the forefather of several northern Arab tribes, including Mudar and Rabi'ah. He is considered a key ...

, the son of

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''. He is also described as being a descendant of

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, hence making him a descendant of the biblical patriarch

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Children

Tamim married a woman from the

Banu Dabbah Banu Dabbah (Arabic: بنو ضبة) is an Arab tribe of Adnanite descent. They merged with the Banu Tamim tribe and their descendants are considered to be part of both tribes. The Banu Dabbah currently reside in Oman and the Hijaz. Tribal lineag ...

tribe who bore him four sons: *'Amr ibn Tamim *al-Harith ibn Tamim *Yarbu' ibn Tamim *Zayd Manat, who would be the ancestor of

Banu Hanzala Banu Hanzala ibn Malik () is a historical Arab tribe that inhabited al-Yamama in the Arabian Peninsula. It is a branch of the larger Banu Tamim tribe. Ancestry According to Arabic genealogical works, the Banu Hanzala tribe is recorded as descen ...

Religion

According to the

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scholar Al-Mansur Abdullah, Tamim ibn Murr met with

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and became an adherent to

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.Al-Mansur Abdullah, Makhtutat Sharh Dhatt al-Furu' fi 'Ansab Bani Ismail Alayhis Salaam (The Explanation and Investigation of the Lineage of Banu Ismail) Other narrations, however, say that Tamim was one of the Disciples of Jesus.

Notable descendants

Pre-Islamic Period

* Alqama al-Fahl, a rival of Imru' al-Qays

Early Islamic era

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, an early convert to

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Ahnaf ibn Qais Abu Bahr Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays () was a Muslim commander who lived during the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad. He hailed from the Arab tribe of Banu Tamim and was born of noble parents. Initially, his father named him ad-Dhahhak, but people called h ...

, a military commander who served under the

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Islamic Golden Age

* Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Tamimi, a physician who lived in

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in the 10th century CE * Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi, a 10th-century Andalusian alchemist * Ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi al-Tunisi, a 13th-century alchemist and astronomer from

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Modern period

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Sulaymān al-Tamīmī (1703–1792) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher, activist, religious leader, jurist, and reformer, who was from Najd in Arabian Peninsula and is considered as the eponymo ...

(d. 1790), an 18th-century Muslim scholar and religious reformer *

Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Nasser Al-Saadi (), also known as al-Siʿdī (1889–1957), was an List of contemporary Islamic scholars, Islamic Scholar from Saudi Arabia. He was a teacher and an author in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. He authored more than 40 ...

(d. 1957), a Muslim cleric and scholar who wrote his own Tafsir of the Qur'an *

Abdulaziz Al Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh ( ''ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh''; born 30 November 1940) is a Saudi Arabian scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. As such he is head of the Council of Senior Religious Sch ...

, the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and the head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars

References

{{reflist Semitic-speaking peoples Adnanites Ancient Arabs Mudar Early Christianity Followers of Jesus Ishmaelites