Zubaid or Zubayd () is an Arab tribe from the

Madhhaj Madhḥij () is a large Qahtanite Arab tribal confederation. It is located in south and central Arabia. This confederation participated in the early Muslim conquests and was a major factor in the conquest of the Persian empire and the Byzantine ...

confederation, that is one of the largest, richest

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. It participated in the Islamic conquests in the early days of Islam. Among them were

Abu Bakr al-Zubaydi Abū Bakr az-Zubaydī (), also known as Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Madḥīj al-Faqīh and Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan az-Zubaydī al-Ishbīlī (), held the title ''Akhbār al-fuquhā'' and wrote books on topics including philo ...

, the great companion Al-Harith bin Omair Al-Zubaidi and Amr bin Ma’di al-Zubaydi, a famous arabic warrior who joined Islam and one of the leaders at the Battle of Al-Qadisiyah. According to

Ibn Khaldun Ibn Khaldun (27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 Hijri year, AH) was an Arabs, Arab Islamic scholar, historian, philosopher and sociologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and cons ...

, the Zubaid clan is one of the principal tribes of

and comes from the mountainous region surrounding al-Janad - near modern-day

Taiz Taiz () is a city in southwestern Yemen. It is located in the Yemeni highlands, near the port city of Mocha on the Red Sea, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is the capital of Taiz Governorate. As of 2023, the city has an estimated p ...

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

. He wrote, "The lands of

include the mountainous region near al-Janad (الجَنَد) and are inhabited by the tribes of ‘Ans, Zubaid, and Murad." The region of al-Janad, mentioned in his text, is a historic area located near modern-day Taiz in Yemen. It served as an important administrative and cultural hub during the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods. Many descendants of Zubaid still live in these historical lands of Madhhaj to this day and nearby regions in Yemen. The tribe also migrated to

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

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and other parts of the Arabian Peninsula before and after the

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

ic conquest. Many other tribes trace their lineage to Zubaid.Haydari, ‘Unwan al-majd, pg110-15, 118 Zubaid descendants are mainly Muslims. Other tribes that trace their lineage to Zubaid have their own separate Shaikhs, or tribal leaders, including

Dulaim Dulaim (also rendered as Dulaimi, Al Duliam or Dulaym; ) is an Arab royal tribe, with over three million members. The tribe's history goes back to pre-Islamic times and members reside today in Iraq and neighboring countries such as Syria, Kuwai ...

Jubur Jubur (, also spelled Jebour, Jibour, Jubour, Jabur, Jaburi, Jebouri, and Jabara) is the largest Arab tribe in Iraq that scattered throughout central Iraq. Part of the tribe settled in Hawija and Kirkuk in the eighteenth century. Al-Jiburi, alon ...

, Al-Laheeb, Azzah, Obaid,

Al Uqaydat Al-Uqaydat () is a large Arab tribe which straddles Syria's eastern border with Iraq. It is the largest tribe in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Deir ez-Zor province and according to Max von Oppenheim, it is the largest tribe in all of Mesopotamia. M ...

, Al Bu Sultan, Al Busaraya, Al Bu Mohammed Shuwailat, and Al Bu Shabaan.

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{{Arab tribes in Iraq Bedouin groups Tribes of Arabia Tribes of Iraq Shia communities

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