Tamim ibn Murr
Appearance
Tamim ibn Murr (
Arabian tribal chieftain who lived in pre-Islamic Arabia. He is the ancestor of the Banu Tamim tribe.[1][2][3][4][5] Tamim ibn Murr was also the caretaker of the Kaaba in Mecca, a role which was passed on to his son 'Amr after his death.[1]
Genealogy and family
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Traditionally, his lineage of birth is Tamim, son of Murr, son of 'Udd, son of 'Amr, son of Ilyas, son of
Children
Tamim married a woman from the Banu Dabbah tribe who bore him four sons:[2][4][5]
- 'Amr ibn Tamim
- al-Harith ibn Tamim
- Yarbu' ibn Tamim
- Zayd Manat, who would be the ancestor of Banu Hanzala
Religion
According to the
Zaydi Shi'a scholar Al-Mansur Abdullah, Tamim ibn Murr met with Jesus and became an adherent to Christianity.[3] Other narrations, however, say that Tamim was one of the Disciples of Jesus.[2][8][9]
Notable descendants
Pre-Islamic Period
- Imru' al-Qays
Early Islamic era
- Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, an early convert to Islam[10]
- Ahnaf ibn Qais, a military commander who served under the Rashidun Caliphate
Islamic Golden Age
- Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Tamimi, a physician who lived in Palestinein the 10th century CE
- Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi, a 10th-century Andalusianalchemist
- Ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi al-Tunisi, a 13th-century alchemist and astronomer from Tunisia
Modern period
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (d. 1790), an 18th-century Muslim scholar and religious reformer
- Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1957), a Muslim cleric and scholar who wrote his own Tafsir of the Qur'an
- Council of Senior Religious Scholars
See also
References
- ^ a b Al-Fakihi, Akhbar Makkah (volume 5), page 151
- ^ a b c d السكران, تميم (2022-02-22). "من هو ... تميم ... خال قريش؟". صحيفة بني تميم الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Al-Mansur Abdullah, Makhtutat Sharh Dhatt al-Furu' fi 'Ansab Bani Ismail Alayhis Salaam (The Explanation and Investigation of the Lineage of Banu Ismail)
- ^ a b Ibn Abd Rabbih. "Al-Iqd al-Farid". Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "ص10 - كتاب التعريف بالأنساب والتنويه بذوي الأحساب - نسب تميم بن مر بن أد - المكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Genealogy File: Tamim Ibn Murr". RoyalBlood. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Prophetic Tribal Lineage and Banu Tamim | PDF | Banu Hashim | Middle Eastern People". Scribd. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "The lineage of Banu Tamim". Angelfire. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "من هم قبيلة تميم [الأرشيف] - منتديات سبيع الغلباء". www.sobe3.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Khabbab ibn al-Aratt". Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2011-08-15.