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Banu Nasr

بنو نصر بن معاوية

A leading clan of the Hawazin confederation; from it hailed Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri, commander of the polytheist confederation at the Battle of Hunayn.

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Summary

A leading clan of the Hawazin tribes in the Hijaz; from it rose the young commander Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri, who held general command of Hawazin and Thaqif's armies in the Hunayn campaign 1.

At Hunayn

All of Nasr gathered with Malik ibn Awf, fighting hard around the wealth and families they had driven along with them 2. After the defeat Malik ibn Awf became Muslim, his Islam proved good, and the Prophet ﷺ set him over his people 3.

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A branch of the Hawazin tribe; their chief Malik ibn Awf led the fighters in the battle of Hunayn, then became Muslim and one of the Muslims' leaders.

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Part of
Hawazin
Participated in
The Battle of Hunayn

People and things also explored

Banu Jusham· Durayd ibn al-Simma· Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri· The Battle of Hunayn· The siege of Ta'if· Hawazin· al-Shayma bint al-Harith al-Sa'diyya· The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/80
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/80-81
  3. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/137
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Banu Jusham

A warrior clan of the Hawazin confederation; among them was the aged veteran commander and poet Durayd ibn al-Simma, who advised against driving the women and wealth into battle at Hunayn.