Banu Ash'ar
Banu al-Ash'ar (Arabic: بنو الأشعر; Ancient South Arabian: 
, ʾs²ʿrn) also known as al-Ashaira (Arabic: الأشاعرة) is a Qahtanite tribe that inhabited Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula. The companion of the prophet, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari is a member of this tribe.
| Banu Ash'ar بنو الأشعر | |
|---|---|
| Qahtanite Arab | |
 Banner of Banu Ash'ar | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Ash'ari الأشعري |
| Location | Yemen, Palestine |
| Descended from | Nabat ibn Udad |
| Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
History and origins
The progenitor of Banu al-Ash'ar is Nabat ibn Udad who is also known as al-Ash'ar. The tribe's lineage is as follows: Nabat ibn Udad ibn Zayd ibn Yashjub ibn Arib ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan ibn Saba' ibn Yashjub ibn Ya'rub ibn Qahtan.[1]
Nabat ibn Udad (Ash'ar) had seven sons: Al-Jamahir, al-Atgham, al-Argham, al-Adgham, Jedda, Abd Shams and Abd al-Thurayya.[2]
Banu al-Ash'ar tribe was originally from Zabid in Yemen. After the Islamic Conquests under the Rashidun Caliphate (631-661), Many members of the Banu al-Ash'ar moved to settle in Bilad al-Sham. According to Ya'qubi who is writing in 892, the Banu Ash'ar were the majority around Tiberias.[3] Records show that they were among the Arab tribes which settled in al-Andalus. The majority settled in the district of Rayya in Malaga, while some of them were also to be found in the city of Seville.[4]
References
- Ibn Sa'd (2018-12-18). Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (in Arabic). ISBN 978-977-5046-87-1.
- Ibn Hazm. "Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab" (PDF) (in Arabic).
- Gil, Moshe (1997-02-27). A History of Palestine, 634-1099. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59984-9.
- Various (2016-07-01). Routledge Library Editions: Muslim Spain. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-98576-0.