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

Arabian tribes. 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...

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

Muhammad exploited this situation, using covert negotiations with the Ghatafan tribe to create discord among his enemies. As the weather deteriorated...

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...

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...

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

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

trench, Muhammad used the time to conduct secret negotiations with the Ghatafan and cleverly induce distrust among his enemies. When the weather became...

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...

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...

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

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

(627 CE), a large combined force of at least 10,000 men from Quraysh, Ghatafan, Banu Asad, and other pagan tribes known as the confederacy was formed...

Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شداد العبسي), ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī; AD 525–608), also known as ʿAntar, was a pre-Islamic Arab knight...

of a man who was present at Badr". Furthermore, during the campaigns of Ghatafan and Dhat al-Riqa the Prophet of Islam left Uthman in charge of Madinah...

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...

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...

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...

Uthman Umm al-Banin Mulayka bint Uyayna ibn Hisn (from Fazara clan of the Ghatafan tribe) Utba ibn Uthman Abd al-Malik ibn Uthman Both children died young...

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...

adherents include the tribes of Quda'a, Banu Lakhm, Judhah, Banu Amela, and Ghatafan. Adherents would go on a pilgrimage to the cult image and shave their heads...

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...

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...

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...

Mas'ud Banu Bariq — the city of Bareq Banu Utub — the city of Najd Banu Ghatafan — east of Yathrib and Khaibar Banu Hilal -Hejaz and Najd Banu Tamim — Dominant...

Umm Qirfa Fatima was a leader of the Banu Fazara Arab tribe from Wadi al-Qura.[citation needed] Ancient genealogies described Umm Qirfa as a member of...

Dhubyan or Banu Dhubyan (Arabic: بَنُو ذُبيَان) are an Arabian tribe of Ghatafan branch, one of the Adnani branches. Banu Dhubyan inhabited the Hijaz region...

leaders. Huyayy incited the Khaibarites, with the Arab tribes of Quraish and Ghatafan, into active revolt against Muhammad, resulting in the Battle of the Trench...

Zaynab. His second wife, Mulayka bint Awfa of the Banu Murra clan of the Ghatafan tribe, was the mother of his sons Yahya, Aban, Uthman al-Asghar, Habib...