Azd

one of the main Arab tribes of Medina Of Saudi Arabia

Arab dynasty ruling the regions of Azerbaijan and Armenia (955–1071)

Muslim historian

Arab poet and linguist

The Azd (), or Al-Azd (), is an ancient Arabian tribe originating from Southern Arabia. The lands of Azd occupied an area west of Bisha and Al Bahah in what is today Saudi Arabia.

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companion of Muhammad

Arabian poet and warrior

Kuthayyir ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥman () (c. 660 – c. 723), commonly known as Kuthayyir ‘Azzah () was an Arab 'Udhri poet of the Umayyad period from the tribe of Azd. He was born in Medina and resided in Hijaz and Egypt. In his poems he was occupied with his unfulfilled love to a married woman named 'Azza. Favorite topics in his poetry are love and panegyrics. He made acquaintance of the governor Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan and the caliphs Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and Yazid II. He is mentioned as one of the followers of the now-extinct Kaysaniyya sect of Shi'ism, which held that A

Andalusī poet (936–973)

Abu ‘Amr Hafs Ibn ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Baghdadi, better known as Al-Duri (767-860 CE; 150-246 AH), was a significant figure in the transmission of the Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. Of the seven canonical reciters, al-Duri was a transmitter for two entirely separate methods: that of Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' and that of Al-Kisa'i. He was a direct disciple of the latter and an indirect disciple of the former due to a generational gap. al-Duri transmits Abu 'Amr's recitation through Abu Muhammad Yahya ibn al-Mubarak ibn a-Mughirah al-Yazidi (d. 202 AH). Learned men were said to ha

Moorish scholar

governor of Egypt for the Umayyad caliphate from 727 to 735 CE

ancestor of Islamic prophet Muhammad

arab military commander

ethnic group

Muslim traditionist (died 822)

7th century Umayyad governor and commander

governor of Egypt

Arabian tribe

The Ghamd (also transliterated as Ghamid, ) is an Azd Arab tribe of the Hejaz Region. They are predominantly Sunni, and are considered one of the oldest tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. The Ghamid people are thought to be closely related to the neighboring tribe of Zahran.

Sahaba

Ancient Arabian tribe

Bajir (alternatively Bajar or Bahar) was a minor deity worshiped by the pre-Islamic Arabian tribe Azd. In addition to the Azd, there is also indication that other neighbouring tribes such as Tayy and al-Qudaa might have revered the deity.