Adnanites

The Adnanites () were a tribal confederation of the Ishmaelite Arabs who originate from the Hejaz. They trace their lineage back to Ishmael, son of the Islamic prophet and patriarch Abraham and his wife Hagar, through Adnan. The Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to the Quraysh tribe of the 'Adnanites'.

Key facts

Tribe.name: Banu Adnan
Tribe.type: Qedarite branch of the Ishmaelites
Tribe.image: Adriaan-Reland-Verhandeling-van-de-godsdienst-der-Mahometaanen MG 0723.tif
Tribe.caption: View of Kaaba in 1718, which was previously ruled by the Quraysh tribe of 'Adnanites' in Pre-Islamic Arabia
Tribe.nisba: al-Adnani al-Adnaniyyah
Tribe.location: Western Arabia, Hejaz region (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Tribe.descended: Adnan
Tribe.religion: Islam

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Arab genealogical tradition
Modern historiography
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According to the Arab tradition, the Adnanites are the Northern Arabs, unlike the Qahtanite Arabs of southern Arabia, who are descended from Qahtan, son of the Islamic prophet Hūdʿ.