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Banū ʿAbd Manāf

بنو عبد مناف

Mecca · polytheism (pre-Islam), Islam (post-610)

Descendants of ʿAbd Manāf ibn Quṣayy. ʿAbd Manāf had four major sons whose lines became the most prominent Quraysh clans: Hāshim, ʿAbd Shams, al-Muṭṭalib and Nawfal. Often referred to collectively as al-Mutayyabūn (the Perfumed Ones) in the pre-Islamic dispute over the leadership of Mecca.

ʿAbd Manāf ibn Quṣayy

4th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ. Despite being the second son, he held the leadership of Quraysh after his father Quṣayy. His four sons divided the offices of the Kaʿba: Hāshim (siqāya and rifāda — water and food for pilgrims); ʿAbd Shams; al-Muṭṭalib; and Nawfal. Founder of the Mutayyabūn (Perfumed Ones) faction.

Sources: Wikipedia and classical Islamic biographical literature compiled by automated researchers.

Banū ʿAbd Manāf

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