Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat (Arabic: بكر بن عبد مناة) also known as Banu Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat or simply Banu Bakr is an Arab tribe located in the Hijaz region of the Arabian Peninsula. They are maternal cousins of the Quraysh tribal confederation and were rivals to them before the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE. Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat is also divided into four clans, all of which are now predominantly Muslim.
| Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat بكر بن عبد مناة | |
|---|---|
| Adnanite Arabs | |
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| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Bakri |
| Location | Hijaz |
| Descended from | Bakr, son of 'Abd Manat, son of Kinana |
| Religion |
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Tribal Lineage
editBakr ibn 'Abd Manat is descended from Bakr, who is the son of 'Abd Manat, who in turn is the son of Kinana.[1][2] The full lineage is as follows; Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat ibn Kinana ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan. Hence, they are an Adnanite tribe and also descended from the Mudar tribal group.[1][2]
Clans
editThere are four clans of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat:[1][2]
- Banu Damrah
- Banu Du'al
- Banu Laith
- Banu Mudlij
Relations with other tribes
editKhuza'ah
editBakr ibn 'Abd Manat collaborated with the Banu Khuza'ah to expel the Jurhum tribe from Mecca after the Jurhum had started unfairly imposing taxes on the pilgrims at the Kaaba.[3] In later years, however, the Bakr showed aggresion against the Banu Khuza'ah who had become Muslims; this was one of the factors which led to the Conquest of Mecca which was led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 630 CE.[3][4]
Quraysh
editThe Quraysh and Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are maternal cousin tribes. They have had a few rivalries in the pre-Islamic period, such the conflict of Dhat Naqif which stemmed from the Bakr holding a grudge against the Quraysh due to the takeover of Mecca by Qusayy ibn Kilab.[5]
Religion
editThe Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat were followers of South Arabian polytheism. After the Conquest of Mecca, majority of the Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat converted to Islam.[6] Notable early Muslims from the Bakr include Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, one of the Sahaba and an early convert to Islam.[2] Other Muslims include Abu Waqid al-Laithi, who was a Sahaba as well and also a narrator of Hadith.[2]
Present day
editDescendants of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are still alive to this day, and they live not only in the Hijaz region of Arabia, but also in Jordan and Egypt.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ibn Hazm (2014). "These are the tribes of Kinana". Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab. Al-Hakawati. ISBN 9957699148.
- ^ a b c d e al-Ash'ari, Abu al-Hajjaj (1990). كتاب التعريف بالأنساب والتنويه بذوي الأحساب [The Book of Defining Lineages and Praising Those of Noble Lineage] (in Arabic). Jordan: Dar Al Manar.
- ^ a b Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2008). The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet. Dar-us-Salam Publications. ISBN 978-9960899558
- ^ Muhammad ibn ‘Umar-al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi (Beirut: Muassassat al-‘Alami, 1989), Vol. 2, pp. 782-783.
- ^ Ibn al-Athir (1231). Al-Kāmil fi at-Tārikh. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al Sader (published 2009).
- ^ "بكر بن عبد مناة وش يرجعون.. جميع المعلومات عن قبيلة بكر بن مناة". new.saudi-sah.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
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