Person

al-Naḍr ibn Kināna

النضر بن كنانة
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13th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ. According to the most accepted view, the Prophet ﷺ said: "I am the son of al-Naḍr ibn Kināna; whoever attributes me to anyone before that has lied." Some scholars trace Quraysh from al-Naḍr (since his epithet was Quraysh).

Significance

13th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ. According to the most accepted view, the Prophet ﷺ said: "I am the son of al-Naḍr ibn Kināna; whoever attributes me to anyone before that has lied." Some scholars trace Quraysh from al-Naḍr (since his epithet was Quraysh).
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