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Banu Sulaym

بنو سليم

Banu Sulaym ibn Mansur ibn Ikrima ibn Khasafa ibn Qays Aylan, among the great Arab divisions; Hijazi folk who gathered in the migration to Egypt then crossed into Ifriqiya after Banu Hilal — they settled Barqa then pressed west, driving the Hilalis into the Middle Maghreb, and settled the marches of Gabes, Sfax and from Tripoli toward Fez's bounds; of them the Banu Makki chiefs of Gabes, the Banu Thabit of Tripoli and the Banu Muzni amirs of Biskra.

Depth

At a glance

Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Maghreb · Egypt & Nile
Identifiers
Wikidata
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Overview

Banu Sulaym is a Mudari tribe of Qays Aylan, of Mudar. The Sealed Nectar counts them among the branches of Qays with Hawazin and Ghatafan. 1 2

Dwellings before Islam

Banu Sulaym lived near Medina, from Wadi al-Qura to Khaybar, east of Medina, up to the border of the two mountains, and as far as the lava field. 3 4

Not covered here

The Prophet's expeditions against Banu Sulaym (al-Kudr and others), and the migration of Banu Sulaym to Ifriqiya in later periods, are presented in their own entries. See the expedition of al-Kudr.

For young visitors

Banu Sulaym were a large tribe who lived east of Medina, in the land of the volcanic lava plain.

Connections

Explore the connections

Has member
Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami· Khuwayla bint Hakim al-Sulamiyya· Rabi'a ibn Rufay' (Ibn al-Dughunna)· Umayr ibn al-Habab al-Sulami
Participated in
Expedition of al-Kudr
Mentioned in
Abbas ibn Mirdas's ode on the Battle of Hunayn

People and things also explored

The Battle of Hunayn· Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami· Abbas ibn Mirdas's ode on the Battle of Hunayn· The Taking of Hisn Kamkh· The expedition to Awtas· The Hawazin delegation and the amnesty of captives· The siege of Ta'if· Ghatafan

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.21
  2. Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari , 1/14-15
  3. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.22
  4. Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari , 1/15-16
  • Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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The Battle of Hunayn

A battle in a valley near Mecca against the tribes of Hawazin and Thaqif, shortly after the conquest of Mecca.