Person
ʿAdnān
عدنان
Lifespan unknown Adnanite Arabs
Eponymous ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs and direct paternal ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the 21st generation. Beyond ʿAdnān the chain to Ismāʿīl is contested in classical Islamic genealogy; the Prophet ﷺ said: "When the genealogists reach ʿAdnān they should stop" (according to one report). All Sunni schools agree the chain Muhammad → ʿAdnān is preserved with high reliability.
Significance
Eponymous ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs and direct paternal ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the 21st generation. Beyond ʿAdnān the chain to Ismāʿīl is contested in classical Islamic genealogy; the Prophet ﷺ said: "When the genealogists reach ʿAdnān they should stop" (according to one report). All Sunni schools agree the chain Muhammad → ʿAdnān is preserved with high reliability.
Children (1)
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