Nakha (tribe)

The Nakha (Arabic: النُخَع) were an Arab tribe of Yemen. It is a branch of the much larger Madhhij tribe. They have converted to Islam by Muadh ibn Jabal During the 7th century,^[1] they participated in the Islamic conquests.^[2] The tribe has notable historical figures such as Malik ibn al-Harith, Alqama ibn Qays and al-Nakhai.

Nakha' نخع
Qahtanite
Banner of Nakha' at the Battle of Siffin
Location	Yemen
Parent tribe	Madh'hij
Religion	Paganism, later Islam

Al-Hamdani had mentioned the Nukha tribe in his book Sifat Jazirat al Arab (Description of the Arabian Peninsula) (900 AD).^[3]