Banu Tamim

Banī Tamīm (also Banu Tamim or Banu Taim) (Arabic: بنو تميم‎) Tamim is one of the largest of all Arab tribes. Their history goes back to pre-Islamic times.

Today, millions descend from the tribe in the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries such as Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Palestine. Banu Tamim often hold genealogy in high regard, carefully recording birth and family data (especially in the Arabian Peninsula).

The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.

History

Due to Banu Tamim's pre-Islamic history, the tribe has held a prominent position in all corners of the Arabian Peninsula and especially in Central, Eastern, and Northern Arabia. They have had a significant impact in the region throughout its history.^{[citation needed]}

The Bani Tamīm are located primarily in Najd (Central Saudi Arabia), Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan and to a lesser extent the rest of the Arab world.

Members of the tribe are un-commonly identified by the surnames "Al-Tamimi" or "al-Tamīmī", which can be spelled as "Al-Timimi" or "Al-Temimi" in reflection of the local accent. As a result of later becoming Settlers, as opposed to their original lifestyle as Nomads, the Banu Tamim were instrumental in founding a number of cities across the Peninsula.

Some members of the Al Tamim tribe migrated to Morocco as well during the Arab expansion). They are called "Temim", "Tamim" or "Tamimy".

The tribe embraced Islam in the eighth year after the Hijra.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Among the tribe's members are:

• Jarīr - classical Arab poet
• Al-Farazdaq - classical Arab poet
• Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays - Rashidun Caliphate General during Muslim conquests
• Khabbab ibn al-Aratt - Sahabah of Muhammad
• Abd-Allah ibn Ibadh - founder of the Ibadi sect
• Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab Sunni reformer
• Shaikh Awadh Alhami (1811–1929) Work in the judiciary, historical figure, and one of the members of the first Arab government after the withdrawal of the Ottoman from Arab lands
• Tālib al-Suhail (d. 1994 C.E.) - Iraqi tribal leader
• Sheikh Muhammad Ibn al 'Uthaymīn (d. 2001 C.E.) - Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar

Banu Tamim's Four Major Branches

• Amr bin Tamim
• Hanthalah bin Tamim
• Saad bin Tamim
• Alrabbab

The Banu Tamim are an extremely large tribe. Most were scattered all over Central Najd (Saudi Arabia); now, because of the growing economy of the country, they have moved to all corners of the country.

Branches of the tribe

• Al-AlShaikh - the house of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792 C.E.); lives mostly in Riyadh, originally from Uyainah.

• Al-Nawaser - considered the largest branch of Banu Amr bin Tamim, descendants of Abbad bin Alhussayen bin Abbad (a famous knight in the Umayyid dynasty). This branch includes many cabinet members, politicians, noblemen, educators and scholars who have held prominent positions throughout history, such as: Al-Dokhail, Al-Rashed, Al-Sulaiman, Al-Saif, Al-Ogaily, Al-Homaidhy, Al-Fayez, Al-Mutlag, Al-Omair, Al-Suhail, Al-Sa'ab, Al-Essa, Al-Nasry, Al-Fawzan, Al-Hindi, Al-Himran (plural), Al-Hussayyen, Al-Majed, Al-Meshari, Al-Mogbel, Al-Mojel, Al-Aiban, Al-Roomy, Al-Nugaithan, Al-Yousef, Al-Shaya, Al-Salman, and many others.

• Al-Anaqir (Al-Angari) - a large branch of Banu Saad bin Zaid Monat bin Tamim, which lived in a village called Tharmada'a in Najd hundreds of years ago; from there they scattered to many places. Nowadays, several families derive from Al-Angari, including: Al-Moammar (ruling family of Uyayna and Sudais for over two centuries), Al-Abdulkarim, Al-Abu-Ulayyan (ruling family of Buraydah many years ago; nowadays, several families derive from them, such as Al-Furaih, Al-Shubaily, Al-Assfi, Al-Sabeh, Al-Saja, Al-Murshed, Al-Arfaj, Al-Ghanem, Al-Methehan, Al-Slamah, Al-Sultan, Al-Humidah, Al-Mudlij, Al-Omairiny, Al-Omar, Al-Zaoman, Al-Rasheed, Al-Hassoun, Al-Abdulrahim, and others), Al-Ibrahim, Al-Rajeh, Al-Sulaiman, Al-Mangour, Al-Faqih, Al-Salloum (of Ad Dawadami and Al Qara'in) and many others.

• Alaza-Aies - the original home of this branch of the tribe of Tamim is a village named Wathaithiah, located in the region of Al-Washm, north of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. They belong to the famous line of Hanthalah. They were praised in a poem by the Najdi poet Humudan AlShuair around the late 17th century. Furthermore, there were noble personalities in Najd belonging to this branch. Nowadays, members of this branch are spread throughout the countryside of the greater Riyadh area; some reside in Riyadh.

• Al-Whabah - a branch that includes royal families such as Al-Shaikh, Al-Buainain of Jubail, Alkharashi of Ushaiger, Aba-Hussain of Ushaiger, Al-Abanumay of Majma'ah and Ghat and Al-Khadi of Unaizah. A branch of Handhalah. Al-Whabah were the rulers of the town of Ushaiger in the Washm area. Al-Whabah is the largest branch in the tribe by number. This branch has prominent leaders in today's world, including such families as: Al-Taweel, Al-Bassam, Al-Kusayer, Al-Wohaibi, Al-Eidan, Al-Rayyes, Al-Khamis (Atar, Sudair), Al-Kharafi (in Kuwait & Saudi Arabia), Al-Othman, Al-Wazzan, Al-Ameer, Al-Saeed, Al-Ayyar, Al-Ghannam, Al-Faris, Al-Hayb, Al Matham, and many others.

• Al-Abadel - belongs to Abdullah bin Darm, who lived before the appearance of Islam. One branch is from Hotah bani Tamim and the other is called Abu Al Ainain. The most famous families from Hotah bani Tamim today are: Al Twuim, Al Hotan, Al Tammami, Al Suais, Al Humidat, Al Ameery, Al Jamil, Al Shaalan, Al Huramel, Al Badeely, Al Humais, Al Ghnnaam, Al Khatrash, and many others.

• AlMazaree'e - a branch of Amr bin Tamim that includes: AlRabiah, Al-Madhi, Al-Abu-Haimed, Al-Muhaideb, Al-Numay, Al-Romaizan, Al Bakr, Almejmaj, Al Mahmood family (known for Muslim scholars; a branch of the tribe based in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain), and Al-Afnan (originally from Hail, north of Saudi Arabia; famous for Prince Dawas Bin Afnan and the war he won protecting his village (Alsaba'an) against the Brotherhood Movement (Alakhwan) before Saudi Arabia was ruled by the current royal family Al Saud).

• Al-Hammad - a branch of Amr bin Tamim based in Jordan, Syria And all are descended from the same father Hammad Al-Tamimi and sharing a single family tree that includes: Al-Hammad, Al-Hami, Alhami Altamimi, Al-Arar, Al- Obaid, Migrated from the (Qeffar city) of the Arabian Peninsula and settled in southern Jordan in the valley of Hammad and from there left to (Ham city) located in the north of Jordan in the sixth century AD and spread from there to many cities, and concentrated their presence in the city of Amman, Irbid, and the city of (Nawa - Syria) and the city (Jassim - Syria) and also in the city of (Nablus) in the West Bank to Jordan (some of them returned to Jordan after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank).

Dynasties

• The Aghlabid dynasty.
• The Al Thani Ruling Family of Qatar
• The Al ash-Sheikh dynasty of the Grand Muftis of Saudi states