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Banu Ash'ar
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Banu al-Ash'ar (Arabic: بنو الأشعر; Ancient South Arabian: , ʾs²ʿrn) also known as al-Ashaira (Arabic: الأشاعرة) is a Qahtanite tribe that inhabited Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula. The companion of the prophet, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari is a member of this tribe.
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Banu Ash'ar بنو الأشعر | |
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Qahtanite Arab | |
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Ethnicity | Arab |
Nisba | Al-Ash'ari الأشعري |
Location | Yemen, Palestine |
Descended from | Nabat ibn Udad |
Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
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Not to be confused with Ash'ari.