Bani Kinanah

Also known as Kinanah

Kinana () is an Arab tribe based around Mecca in the Tihama coastal area and the Hejaz mountains. The Quraysh of Mecca, the tribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, was an offshoot of the Kinana. A number of modern-day tribes throughout the Arab world trace their lineage to the tribe.

Key facts

Tribe.name: Kināna
Tribe.type: Khindifite Arab tribe
Tribe.image_size: 130px
Tribe.caption: Banner of the Kinana at Battle of Siffin (657)
Tribe.nisba: Al-Kinānī
Tribe.location: Areas of Tihama and Hejaz around Mecca (5th century-present) Israel (7th–12th centuries) Damietta and vicinity (12th–13th centuries)
Tribe.descended: Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah
Tribe.branches: Nadr Quraysh (counted as separate tribe) Malik Milkan Amir Amr Abd Manat Bakr Mudlij Layth Du'il Damra Ghifar Harith Jadhima
Tribe.religion: Islam
Tribe.image: Kinana.svg