Hawazin

foster-mother and wetnurse of Muhammad

The Hawazin ( / ALA-LC: Hawāzin) were an Arab tribe originally based in the western Najd and around Ta'if in the Hejaz. They formed part of the larger Qays tribal group. The Hawazin consisted of the subtribes of Banu Sa'd, and Banu Jusham, as well as the powerful Banu Thaqif and Banu Amir, which were both often counted separately from the Hawazin.

Pre-Islamic war in Arab

Pre-Islamic warrior

ancestor of Muhammad, Hawazin heiress

leader of Hawazin tribe and companion of Muhammad

historical tribe in Arabia

The Otaibah (, also spelled Otaiba, Utaybah) is one of the biggest Arabian tribes originating in the Arabian Peninsula. Their distribution spans throughout Saudi Arabia, especially in Najd and Hejaz. and the Middle East. The Otaibah trace back to the Mudar family and belong to the Qays ʿAylān confederacy through its previous name, Hawazin.

emir of the Jabrid Emirate

abbasid ruler of Egypt c