Banu Zuhrah
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Banu Zuhrah (
Quraysh tribe
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Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah were with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he did not join Quraish on their way to a festival in Badr. He together with Banu Zuhrah returned, so these two clans present in the battle [1]
Twelver Islamic scholar
writes:
In his book
Abu Ubaydah came to them, Umar said to them, "Why do I see you thus forming circles? Stand up and swear the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr, for I and the Ansar have already done so." Sa`d and Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, as well as all those who were then present with them from Banu Zuhra, stood and swore.[2]
Notable members
- Aminah bint Wahb, mother of Muhammad's.
- Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf, grandfather of Muhammad.
- Abd-al-Rahman ibn Awf,[4]a companion of Muhammad.
- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri, a 12th-century Andalusian geographer.
- Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, an 8th-century biographer of Muhammad.
References
- ^ "Shaw University Mosque -Islam, Mosques & NC Muslims eCommunity". Archived from the original on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- The Shi'a: The Real Followers of the Sunnah on al-Islam.org [1]
- ^ Shi'a Real Ahl al-Sunnah
- ^ Jafri, S. H. (2007). The Origins and Early Development of Shi`a Islam. Stacey Publishing. pp. 58–79.
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