Banu Murra Explained

Banu Murra should not be confused with Al Murrah.

The Banu Murra
Type:Ghatafani Arab tribe
Nisba:Al-Marri
Descended:Murra ibn Dhubyān ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān ibn Saʾd ibn Qays ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan
Religion:Islam (post 630s)

Banu Murra was a tribe during the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. They participated in the Battle of the Trench.[1]

They were members of the Ghatafan tribe.

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Notes and References

  1. Rodinson, Muhammad: Prophet of Islam, p. 208.