Location Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Religion Paganism and Islam | |
Descended from Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf Branches Banu Umayya
Banu Rabi'ah ibn Abd Shams | ||
Banu Abd Shams (Arabic: بنو عبد شمس) refers to a clan within the Meccan tribe of Quraysh.
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Ancestry
The clan names itself after Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, the son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai and brother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, who was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Connection with the Umayyads
The clan acts as the parent clan to Banu Umayya sub-clan, the widely known Umayyad dynasty who ruled as the second Islamic Caliphate (661–750) established after Muhammad's death. Umayya was the adopted son of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf. In pre-Islamic Arabia, the clan's chieftain Utba ibn Rabi'ah's daughter Hind bint Utbah was married to Umayyad leader Abu Sufyan ibn Harb.
Modern day
The clan has its descendants living today in a few cities of Central and Western Arabia.
Members
References
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