Banu Abd-Shams
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Banu Abd Shams (Arabic: بنو عبد شمس) refers to a clan within the Meccan tribe of Quraish. The clan names itself from Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, the son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai and brother of Hashim, the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
[edit] Connection with the Umayyads
The clan acts as the parent clan to Banu Umayya sub-clan, the widely known Umayyad dynasty which ruled as the second Arab caliphate (661–750) established after Muhammad's death. In pre-Islamic times, the clan's chieftain Utba ibn Rabi'ah's daughter Hind was married to Umayyad leader Abu Sufyan.
[edit] Modern Day
The clan has its descendants living even today in few cities in Central and Western Arabia.
[edit] Members
- Utba ibn Rabi'ah, chieftain
- Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabee, companion of Muhammad
- Walid ibn Utba, son of Utba
- Hind bint Utbah, daughter of Utba
- Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah, son of Utba and companion of Muhammad
- Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah, brother of Utba
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