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Banu Yashkur

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Banu Yashkur
بني يشكر
Adnanite Arabs
Banner of Banu Yashkur
EthnicityArab
NisbaAl-Yashkuri (اليشكري)
LocationNajd, al-Yamama (in present-day Saudi Arabia)
Descended fromYashkur ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il
ReligionPagan and Christianity, later Islam

The Banu Yashkur (Arabic: بنو يشكر) is an Arab tribe belonging to the larger Banu Bakr ibn Wa'il tribe. The tribe is originally from Al-Yamama and had control over this region in the pre-Islamic period.

Ancestry

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The tribe descended from Yashkur ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il ibn Qasit ibn Hanab ibn Afsa ibn Da'mi ibn Jadila ibn Asad ibn Rabi'a ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan.

History

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Banu Yashkur practiced farming in al-Yamama. The tribe is said to have been of great power a few generations before the birth of Islam. Being the most dominant tribe among the Rabi'ah tribes, and was led by a man named al-Harith ibn 'Anaz ibn Ghanem. After Islam, the tribe became less prominent. Banu Yashkur participated in many battles and events, most notably the Battle of Siffin.

Notable members

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Sources

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