Banu Fazara
| The Banu Fazāra (Arabic: بنو فزارة) | |
|---|---|
| Ghatafani Arab tribe | |
| Descended from | Fazāra ibn Dhubyān ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān ibn Saʾd ibn Qays ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan. |
| Parent tribe | Dhubyan |
| Religion | Islam (post 630s) |
The Banu Fazāra (Arabic: بنو فزارة) were an Arab tribe whose original homeland was Najd.
Origins
According to Arab genealogical tradition, the progenitor of the Banu Fazara was Fazāra ibn Dhubyān ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān. Thus the tribe belonged to the Dhubyan branch of the Ghatafan, making the Fazara a north Arabian tribe.[1] Its ancestral pasture grounds were in the Wadi al-Rumma region of the Najd in central Arabia.[1]
In the modern day, the Fazara section of the Sudanese Arabs are camel-nomadic Arab tribes who live in the pastures of North Kordofan. They include the Shanabla, Majaneen, Bani-Jarrar, and Bani-Dhubian.
References
Bibliography
- W. Montgomery, Watt (1991) [1965]. "Fazāra". In Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch.; Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. II: C–G (new ed.). Leiden and New York: Brill. p. 873. ISBN 90-04-07026-5.