Kinānah

The Kinānah is an Arab tribe traditionally based around Mecca in the Tihama coastal area and the Hejaz mountains. They are genealogically descended from Kinana, son of Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah, tracing back to Ishmael. The Quraysh tribe, to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged, was an offshoot of the Kinānah. The tribe played a significant role in early Islamic history, particularly through its branches such as the Quraysh, and maintained a presence in Palestine and the Hejaz during the early and middle Islamic periods.