Nakha (tribe)
Nukha' نخع | |
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Qahtanite | |
Nisba | Al-Nukha'i |
Location | Yemen |
Parent tribe | Madh'hij |
Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
Nakha (Arabic: النُخَع) is a Yemeni Arab tribe. It is a branch of the larger Madhhij tribe. They have converted to Islam by Muadh ibn Jabal During the 7th century,[1] they participated in the Islamic conquests.[2] The tribe has notable historical figures such asMalik Ashtar Companion of Muhammad and a close friend of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Al-Hamdani had mentioned the Nukha tribe in his book Sifat Jazirat al Arab (Description of the Arabian Peninsula) (900 AD).[3]