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Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah
Known forAncestor of the Quraysh tribe and the Islamic prophet Muhammad
ChildrenMalik (Father of Fihr)
Parent(s)Kinanah
Barra d. Murr
Family tree from Adnan to Muhammad

In Islamic tradition, Al-Nadr (ٱلنَّضْر) was the ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He precedes Muhammad by 13 generations.

Ancestry

The tradition (the version of Ibn Ishaq) holds that "Muhammad was the son of 'Abdullah, b. 'Abdu'I-Muttalib (whose name was Shayba), b. Hashim (whose name was 'Amr), b. 'Abd Manaf (whose name was al-Mughira), b. Qusay (whose name was Zayd), b. Kilab, b. Murra, b. Ka'b, b. Lu'ay, b. Ghalib, b. Fihr, b. Malik, b. aI-Nadr, b. Kinana, b. Khuzayma, b. Mudrika (whose name was 'Amir), b.Ilyas , b. Mudar, b. Nizar, b. Ma'add, b. Adnan, b. Udd (or Udad),.... b. Ya'rub, b. Yashjub, b. Nabit, b. Isma'il b. Ibrahim, al-Khalil of the Compassionate."

Family

His father Kinanah had four sons: al-Nadr, Malik, 'Abdu Manat, and Milkan. Nadr's mother was Barra d. Murr b. Udd b. Tabikha b. al-Yas b. Mudar; the other sons were by another woman.

Quraysh

Main article: Quraysh

It is also said that Quraysh tribe got their name from their gathering Nadr to his brothers after they had been separated, for gathering together may be expressed by taqarrush.[1]

References

  1. ^ Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq's sīrat. London. p. 4,41. ISBN 0195778286.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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