| Banū Tamīm | |
| Type: | Mudarite Arab tribe |
| Nisba: | At-Tamīmī Arabic: ٱلتَّمِيمِيّ |
| Location: | Arabia, North Africa, and Levant |
| Descended: | Tamim ibn Murr, the son of Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Amr (Tabikhah) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan |
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| Religion: | Islam |
| Ethnicity: | Arab |
| Parent Tribe: | Banu Mudar |
| Language: | Arabic |
Banū Tamīm (Arabic: بَنُو تَمِيم) is an Arab tribe that originated in Najd in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq,[2] Jordan and Lebanon, a strong presence in Algeria,[3] [4] and Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia,[5] and Libya. It is also present in many other parts of the Arab world such as Egypt and Khuzestan in Iran. The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.[6] [7] It can also mean those who strive for perfection.[8]
The traditional family tree of Banu Tamim is as follows: Tamim ibn Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Amr ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar[9] bin Nizar bin Ma'ad bin Adnan[10] - a direct descendant of Isma'il bin Ibrahim (Ishmael, son of Abraham).[11]
Banu Tamim is one of the largest tribes of Arabia. The tribe occupied numerous Wadis and villages in central and eastern Arabia in the 6th century before playing an important role with the revelation of Islam. They came into contact with Muhammad in the 8th year of Hijrah, but they did not immediately convert to Islam. There are hadiths which praise virtually all of the major Arab tribal groups, and to indicate the extent of this praise, a few examples are listed here:
Banu Tamim is an Adnanite tribe, descended from Adnan. In the genealogical tradition of the tribe, it is argued that there is a direct line that can be drawn from Abraham to Tamim:
The tribe is mainly divided into four main branches, namely:
The tribe was mainly concentrated in the central and northern parts of Najd before the spread of Islam, but had spread across the Arabian Peninsula after the Islamic conquest of the region, then had spread to areas ruled by subsequent caliphates. The tribe extends west to Morocco and east to Khuzestan. After the Islamic conquests, the tribe migrated to modern-day Tunisia, Iraq, Morocco, the Khuzestan and Khorasan regions of Iran, and other parts of the Arab world. Banu Tamim held significant power for centuries in these areas, in the form of the Aghlabids and other minor dynasties.
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