al-Khazraj

Reading levelSprouts (4–6)Explorers (7–9)Scholars (13+)Read it in the Kids' Wing

Khazraj, one of Yathrib's two tribes with the Aws, of the Qahtani clans of Kahlan — two sons of Haritha ibn Tha'laba ibn Amr of Azd, who settled Medina after Azd's migration from Yemen.

Khazraj, one of Yathrib's two tribes with the Aws; the Raheeq counts them among the Qahtani clans of Kahlan and makes them two sons of Haritha ibn Tha'laba ibn Amr of Azd, who settled Medina after Azd's migration from Yemen. The author transmits that Sulayman al-Nadwi preferred that the Ansar of Aws and Khazraj descend from the house of Nabit ibn Isma'il, not Qahtan. And the author takes Aws and Khazraj as his example that rivalry in honor often ended in wars between tribes sharing one father.

Storytellers (10–12) read the Explorers text, then cross to the Scholars text.

Overview

Al-Khazraj is one of the two tribes of Yathrib, with al-Aws. The Sealed Nectar counts them among the branches of Kahlan of the Qahtani lineage, and makes them sons of Haritha ibn Thalaba ibn Amr of al-Azd, who settled in Medina after the migration of the Azd from Yemen. ² ³ ⁴

A dispute over lineage

The author notes that Sulayman al-Nadwi inclined to the view that the Ansar of the Aws and al-Khazraj were of the family of Nabit ibn Ismail, not of Qahtan. ⁵ ⁶

Wars between kin

The author gives the Aws and al-Khazraj as an example of how rivalry for honour often led to wars between tribes that share one father. ⁷

Not covered here

The pledges of al-Aqaba and the support of al-Khazraj for the Prophet ﷺ after the migration are presented under the Ansar and in the entries on the events.

For young visitors

Al-Khazraj are a tribe of Medina, originally from Yemen. Together with al-Aws they became the "Ansar", the helpers who welcomed the Prophet.

Your choice is kept in this browser only.

Sources

Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 497-498

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.16

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.17

Qalb Jazirat al-Arab — Fuʾad Hamza , p.231-235

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.20

Tarikh Ard al-Quran — Sulayman al-Nadwi , 2/78-86

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.45

Medina

City in the Hejaz to which the Prophet migrated in 622 CE; site of the Prophet's Mosque and the first Muslim community. The Prophet declared it a sanctuary as Abraham declared Mecca — its bounds 'between 'Ayr and Thawr' (or 'to Uhud' in the reading Abu 'Ubayd and al-Hazimi preferred) and 'between its two lava fields'; within them hunting and tree-cutting are forbidden and the bloodwit for unintended killing is heavier. Samhudi counts nearly ninety-five names for it, among them Tayba, Taba and Yathrib.

At a glance