Al-Dith ibn Adnan
Akk ibn Adnan | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Founder of a Southern arabian tribe in Qahtan) |
| Children | Akk ibn al-Dith (father of Al-Shahid ibn Akk and Sawda bint Akk) |
| Parent(s) | Adnan Mahdad bint Laham (Banu Yaqshan) |
| Relatives | Ma'ad ibn Adnan (brother) |
Al-Harith ibn Adnan (
Parentage
Some say that Ma'ad ibn Adnan had a brother called Al-Dith, and that he was actually Akk. However, others say that Akk was the son of Al-Dith, and thus a grandson of Adnan. Nevertheless, the majority agree that Akk and Al-Dith are the same person, the son of Adnan.[1]
If Akk and Al-Dith are the same person, then his mother and the mother of Ma'ad ibn Adnan were the same.[1]
Tribe
Akk dwelt in the
Akk was the founder of a Southern Arabian tribe, the tribe of Akk. According to the following verse, the mother of Madhij (the founder of another Southern tribe that settled in Jordan) was from Akk:
Woe to the mother of Madhij from Akk!
(That is the mother of Madhij weeping) [3]
Some genealogists say that Akk departed for Samran, in the
We left our brothers, al-Dith and Akk
on their way to Samran, and they departed quickly.
They were of the Banu Adnan,
but they lost this descent irrevocably among themselves.[4]
See also
- Qahtan
- Adnan
- Ahl al-Bayt
- Family tree of Muhammad
- Family tree of Shaiba ibn Hashim
- Banu Hashim
- Banu Quraysh
- Banu Kinanah
- Banu Mudhar
References
- ^ al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir(1988). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 6: Muhammad at Mecca. SUNY Press. p. 36.
- Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad. The Life of Muhammad. Oxford University Press. p. 4.
- al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir(1996). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 17: The First Civil War. SUNY Press. p. 46.
- al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir(1988). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 6: Muhammad at Mecca. SUNY Press. p. 37.