Tamim ibn Murr explained

Tamim ibn Murr (Arabic: تميم بن مر) was an Arabian tribal chieftain who lived in pre-Islamic Arabia. He is the ancestor of the Banu Tamim tribe.[1] Tamim ibn Murr was also the caretaker of the Kaaba in Mecca, a role which was passed on to his son 'Amr after his death.[2]

Genealogy and family

Traditionally, his lineage of birth is Tamim, son of Murr, son of 'Udd, son of 'Amr, son of Ilyas, son of Mudar, the son of Nizar, the son of Ma'ad, the son of Adnan.[3] [4] He is also described as being a descendant of Ishmael, hence making him a descendant of the biblical patriarch Abraham.

Children

Tamim married a woman from the Banu Dabbah tribe who bore him four sons:[5] [6]

Religion

According to the Zaydi Shi'a scholar Al-Mansur Abdullah, Tamim ibn Murr met with Jesus and became an adherent to Christianity.[7] Other narrations, however, say that Tamim was one of the Disciples of Jesus.[8] [9]

Notable descendants

See main article: Banu Tamim.

Pre-Islamic Period

Early Islamic era

Islamic Golden Age

Modern period

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: السكران . تميم . 2022-02-22 . من هو ... تميم ... خال قريش؟ . 2024-05-17 . صحيفة بني تميم الإلكترونية . ar.
  2. Al-Fakihi, Akhbar Makkah (volume 5), page 151
  3. Web site: 2015-09-24 . Genealogy File: Tamim Ibn Murr . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092249/http://www.royalblood.co.uk/D285/I285311.html . dead . 2015-09-24 . 2024-05-17 . RoyalBlood.
  4. Web site: Prophetic Tribal Lineage and Banu Tamim PDF Banu Hashim Middle Eastern People . 2024-05-17 . Scribd . en.
  5. Web site: . Al-Iqd al-Farid . https://web.archive.org/web/20221012232801/http://islamport.com/w/adb/Web/511/390.htm . dead . 2022-10-12 . 2024-05-17 .
  6. Web site: ص10 - كتاب التعريف بالأنساب والتنويه بذوي الأحساب - نسب تميم بن مر بن أد - المكتبة الشاملة . 2024-05-17 . shamela.ws.
  7. Al-Mansur Abdullah, Makhtutat Sharh Dhatt al-Furu' fi 'Ansab Bani Ismail Alayhis Salaam (The Explanation and Investigation of the Lineage of Banu Ismail)
  8. Web site: The lineage of Banu Tamim . 2024-05-18 . Angelfire.
  9. Web site: من هم قبيلة تميم [الأرشيف] - منتديات سبيع الغلباء ]. 2024-05-18 . www.sobe3.com.
  10. Web site: Khabbab ibn al-Aratt . 2011-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060523043612/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/biographies/sahaabah/bio.KHABBAB_IBN_AL_ARATT.html . 2006-05-23 . dead.