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Banu Tamim

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Banu Tamim
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The Banū Tamīm (Arabic: بَنُو تَمِيم) are an Arab tribe that originated in Najd and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq,[3] Oman,[4] Jordan and Lebanon, and has a strong presence in Algeria,[5][6] and Morocco,[3] Palestine, Tunisia,[7] and Libya.[3] It is also present in many other parts of the Middle East and North Africa region such as Egypt and Khuzestan in Iran.[3] The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.[8][9] It can also mean those who strive for perfection.[10]

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Map of the Arabian Peninsula in 600 AD, showing the various Arab tribes and their areas of settlement. The Lakhmids (yellow) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Sasanian Empire, while the Ghassanids (red) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Roman Empire A map published by the British academic Harold Dixon during World War I, showing the presence of the Arab tribes in West Asia, 1914
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History and origin

The traditional family tree of the Banu Tamim is as follows: Tamim ibn Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Amr ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar[1] bin Nizar bin Ma'add bin Adnan[11] - a direct descendant of Isma'il bin Ibrahim (Ishmael, son of Abraham).[12]

The Banu Tamim are one of the largest tribes of Arabia. The tribe occupied numerous Wadis and villages in central and eastern Arabia in the 6th century before playing an important role in the beginning of Islam. They came into contact with Muhammad in the 8th year of Hijrah, but did not immediately convert to Islam.[citation needed] There are hadiths which praise virtually all of the major Arab tribal groups.

I have continued to love Banu Tamim after I heard three things concerning them from Allah's Messenger: "They will be the sternest of my Ummah against the Dajjal," one of them was a captive owned by Aisha, and he said: "Free her, for she is a descendant of Ismail," and when their zakat came, he said: "This is the zakat of our people," or "of my people.""

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Lineage and branches

The Banu Tamim are an Adnanite tribe, descended from Adnan.

In the genealogical tradition of the tribe, it is argued that there is a direct line that can be drawn from Abraham to Tamim:

The tribe is mainly divided into four main branches, namely:

The tribe was mainly concentrated in the central and northern parts of Najd before the spread of Islam, but had spread across the Arabian Peninsula after the Islamic conquest of the region, then spread to areas ruled by subsequent caliphates.

The tribe extends west to Morocco and east to Khuzestan. After the Islamic conquests, the tribe migrated to modern-day Tunisia,[7] Iraq,[3] Morocco,[3] the Khuzestan and Khorasan regions of Iran, and other parts of the Arab world. The Banu Tamim held significant power for centuries in these areas, in the form of the Aghlabids and other minor dynasties.

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Dynasties

Notable people

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