Banu Abd al-Dar

Sub-tribe of the Quraysh tribe

Banu Abd ad-Dār (Arabic: بَـنُـو عَـبْـد الـدَّار‎)
Quraysh of the Banu Ismail
Nisba	al-Dari
Location	Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
Descended from	Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai
Religion	Islam

Banū ‘Abd ad-Dār (Arabic: بَـنُـو عَـبْـد الـدَّار, "Sons of the Servant of the House" — referring to the Kaaba) is a sub-clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe.^[1]^[2]

History

Their progenitor is Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai ibn Kilab.^[1] Historically, this tribe carried the banner in war, and Muhammad continued that tradition. In battles between the Makkans and the Muslims, the banner was frequently carried on both sides by a member of this tribe. Known to be the custodian of the Kaaba during the period of Jāhiliyyah (Arabic: جَـاهِـلِـيَّـة, 'Ignorance'), and upheld by the Islamic Nabí (Arabic: نَـبِي, Prophet) later on.^[2]

List

The mistress of Al-Nahdiah^[3]
Barrah bint Abdul Uzza bin Uthman bin Abd al-Dar, Muhammad's maternal grandmother
Mus`ab ibn `Umair ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Dar, a companion of Muhammad

References

^ ^a ^b SUNY Press :: History of al-Tabari Vol. 39, The Archived September 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Adab of Islam". Masud.
^ , Witness-Pioneer http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/02_abu_bakr.htm, retrieved 2006-12-31 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)