Banū Taym (Arabic: بَنُو تَيْم; alternatively transliterated as Banu Taim or Banu Tahim) was a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. The first caliph, Abu Bakr, hailed from the Banu Taym, as did another prominent companion of Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah.
| Banū Taym (Arabic: بَنُو تَيْم) | |
|---|---|
| Qurayshi / Adnanite Arabs | |
 Banner of Banu Taym | |
| Nisba | At-Taymī (ٱلتَّيْمي) |
| Location | Western Arabian Peninsula, especially in Mecca (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Descended from | Taym ibn Murrah |
| Branches | Banū Suhrawardy |
| Religion | Islam |
Ancestry
The tribe descended from Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik ibn an-Nadr ibn Kinanah. Taym was a member of the Quraysh al-Bitah (i.e. Qurayshites living near the Kaaba in Mecca), and an uncle of the Qurayshite chief Qusayy ibn Kilab, who was a paternal ancestor of Muhammad.[1]
Notable members
- Abdullah "Abu Bakr" ibn Abi Quhafah, a senior companion (Sahabi) and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ruling over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632 to 634 CE, when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death.[2]
- Talha ibn Ubaidullah, a devoted disciple and companion of Muhammad.[3][4] A paternal cousin of Abu Bakr.
- Salma Umm al-Khair (died 632-634) female companion of Muhammad and mother of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
- Uthman Abu Quhafa ibn Amir was a notable Muslim and the father of the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
- Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, the eldest son of Abu Bakr, the first caliph.
- Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, son of Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza and Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph.
- Aisha bint Abi Bakr, daughter of Abu Bakr and one of Muhammad's wives.[5]
- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Military General and Governor of Egypt under Caliph Ali (656–661).
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was an important jurist in early Islam.
- Asma bint Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr daughter of Abdul-Rahman and wife Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr.
- Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Ma'mar, commander and governor under the Umayyads and Zubayrids.
- Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim was the wife of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib and the mother Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi.
- Fatima bint Muhammad, was the wife of Caliph Al-Mansur (r. 754–775) and mother of Sulayman .
- Abu Najib Al-Din Suhrawardi, a renowned philosopher, scholar and theologian who founded the Suhrawardiyya sufi order.
Family tree
| Asma bint Adiy al-Bariqiyyah | Murrah ibn Ka'b | Hind bint Surayr ibn Tha'labah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yaqazah ibn Murrah | Taym ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sa'd ibn Taym | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ka'b ibn Sa'd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Amr ibn Ka'b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Amir ibn 'Amr | Sakhar ibn 'Amr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hind bint Nuqayd | 'Uthman Abu Quhafa ibn 'Amir | Salma Umm al-Khair bint Sakhar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umm Farwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qurayba | Abu Bakr | Muataq | Mu'aytaq[6] | Quhafa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umm Amir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
Bibliography
- Donner, Fred M. (1981). The Early Islamic Conquests. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400847877.
- Fitzpatrick, Coeli; Walker, Adam Hani (2014). Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God. ISBN 9781610691789.
- Macdonald, Ronald St. John (2005). Towards World Constitutionalism: Issues in the Legal Ordering of the World Community. Brill. ISBN 9789047415916.
- Spellberg, Denise (1994). Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: the Legacy of A'isha bint Abi Bakr. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231079990.
- Watt, W. Montgomery (1986). "Kuraysh". Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. V: Khe–Mahi (New ed.). Leiden and New York: Brill. pp. 434–435. ISBN 90-04-07819-3.