Abd al-Qays
| Abd al-Qays عبد القيس | |
|---|---|
| Rabi'i Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | ‘Abdī, Qaisi, Ab-Qasi |
| Location | Eastern Arabia
Shia ) |
The Abd al-Qays (
Rabi'a branch of the North Arabian tribes. The tribe is from Eastern Arabia, however pre 400AD the tribe lived a nomadic life in Al Hejaz Region in modern day Saudi Arabia. The majority of the Baharna are from the Abd al-Qays tribe, with a significant minority from the cousin tribes of Bakr and Taghlib Ibn Wai’l tribes, which are today known as the Anizah tribe. The majority of the tribe resides today in The Gulf cooperation Council countries, which are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE
.
History
Origins
The name of the tribe means 'servant of the [god] Qays'.Ma'add confederation.
Campaigns of Shapur II
In
Iran.[2] The Sasanian king Shapur II (r. 309–379) led an expedition against the Arabian tribes, during which he massacred most of the Abd al-Qays.[2] Later, several Abd al-Qays tribesmen were relocated by Shapur to the Iranian province of Kirman.[2]
Migrations into eastern Arabia
By the 5th century, the Abd al-Qays had shifted to nomadism, dwelling outside of the Tuwaiq escarpment in the southern Najd (central Arabia). In the 6th century, the tribe migrated northeastward the oases of al-Ahsa , Tarout Island and Qatif in eastern Arabia.[1]
Islamic period
During the
Tavvaz in the Iranian coastal mountains and Basra in lower Mesopotamia.[2] In the early 8th century, 4,000 Abd al-Qays warriors formed part of the army of Qutayba ibn Muslim on his campaign into Khorasan.[2]
The majority of the Baharna are descendants of the Banu Abd al-Qays, while some are from the tribes of Bakr ibn Wa'il and others. [3] [4]
Religion
Abd al-Qays were mostly Christians before the advent of Islam.
Sources
- ^ a b c Caskel 1960, p. 72.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- ^ "قبيلة عبدالقيس التي ينحدر منها البحارنة (بحث) – ســنــوات الــجــريــش". JAS Blog. 13 May 2012.
- ^ https://www.marefa.org/%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A9
Bibliography
- OCLC 495469456.
