The Ghaṭafān (Arabic: غطفان) were an Arab tribal confederation originally based northeast of Medina. The main branches of the Ghatafan were the tribes...

tribes to retaliate. As Muhammad's army began to march on Khaybar, the Banu Ghatafan and other Jewish-allied Arabian tribes did not, or could not, send the...

confederate force of 10,000 men (Watt estimates less than 7,500), including Banu Ghatafan, Banu Sulaym, and Banu Asad. On the other hand, Muhammad, having learned...

The major constituent tribes or tribal groupings of the Qays were the Ghatafan, Hawazin, Amir, Thaqif, Sulaym, Ghani, Bahila and Muharib. Many of these...

Allah ibn Ghatafan. It is said that when her husband, Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib died, she went back with her son 'Awf to her own tribe (Banu Ghatafan) and married...

the Hawazin. The tribe often clashed with their one-time patrons, the Ghatafan, and on occasion, sub-tribes of the Hawazin fought each other. The tribe...

Khalid bested the Asad–Ghatafan forces in battle. When Tulayha appeared close to defeat, the Fazara section of the Ghatafan under their chief Uyayna...

returned Medina from the raid on the Banu Lihyan, a band of armed men of Ghatafan led by Abdur Rahman Uyanah bin Hisn Al-Fazari raided the outskirts of the...

contingent of Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid led by Hibal ibn Khuwailid,; the Banu Ghatafan, the Banu Hawazin, and the Tayy went to meet Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. Upon their...

al-Qalqashandi who died in 1418 stated that the Al-Mutairi tribe belongs to Ghatafan who are descendants of Ishmael son of Abraham (the father of Arabs). John...

the Quraysh advance, and Muhammad conducted secret negotiations with the Ghatafan to induce distrust among his enemies. Unfavorable weather eventually caused...

Morocco Azd, has descendants in Arabia, Iraq, Levant, and North Africa. Ghatafan, has descendants in Arabia and the Maghreb. Madhhij, has descendants in...

(Arabic: داحس والغبراء) was an armed conflict between two tribes of the Ghatafan. The conflict started due to a dispute over horse betting and occurred...

confederation, which was later joined by the Banu Ghatafan as well. The alliance collapsed when Asad and Ghatafan assaulted both the Al al-Ghawth and Al Jadilah...

Khuzayma Tabikhah 'Ud Tamim ibn Murr Qama'ah Khuza'ah Qays Khasafa Mansur ibn Ikrima Hawazin Sulaym Ziyad Sa'd A'sur Ghatafan Amr Adwan Fahm Religion Islam...

son of Baghid, son of Rayth, son of Ghatafan. And from Ghatafan, his lineage is traced back to Adnan: Ghatafan, son of Sa'd, son of Qays 'Aylan, son...

Madinah Hudaybiyyah co-signatories: Banu Khuza'ah Quraysh Confederates: Ghatafan Banu Asad Banu Sulaym Banu Murra Banu Shuja others Support: Banu Nadir...

was the female counterpart of Allah while Uzza was a name given by Banu Ghatafan to the planet Venus. Other deities of the Quraysh in Mecca included Manaf...

are related to this event. Muhammad learned that certain tribes of Banu Ghatafan were assembling at Dhat al-Riqa. He proceeded towards Nejd leading 400-700...

Fazāra ibn Dhubyān ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān. Thus the tribe belonged to the Dhubyan branch of the Ghatafan tribe, making the Fazara a north Arabian...

Medina by Muhammad for violating the Constitution of Medina, and the Banu Ghatafan, were planning to attack the Muslims. When Muhammad learned of their alliance...

as an effort of pre-emptive attack as Muhammad received news that the Ghatafan tribe in Najd were planning to attack Medina. In preemption, he assembled...

them and forced them to surrender again. Meanwhile, the rebels of the Ghatafan clan from Qays's tribe made several attempts to capture Mecca, which was...

originated in central Arabia. They form a branch of the powerful and numerous Ghatafan tribes. They still inhabit the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa but have...

uncertain point after the Hawazin's break with Ghatafan, Khalid led a raid against the Banu Murra clan of Ghatafan, in which its chief was slain. In turn, the...

life. Qays was the son of Zuhayr ibn Jadhima, the former chieftain of the Ghatafan tribal confederation. The full lineage of Qays' father has been stated...

preparing to attack Medina itself. No casualties were reported as the Ghatafan tribe fled. He also ordered the Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Dumatul...

townsfolk of Mecca and Taif': on the one hand, the Qays (excluding the Ghatafan) and, on the other, the Quraysh and the Kinana. Various Qaysi tribes participated...

had instigated the alliance of his tribe with the besieging Quraysh and Ghatafan tribes. According to Ibn Ishaq, Huyayy persuaded the Qurayza chief Ka'b...

place here because Muhammed received the news that certain tribes of Banu Ghatafan were assembling at Dhat al-Riqa with suspicious purposes. Muhammad proceeded...