Khuzaʿa

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Khuzaʿa was an influential Arab tribe of western Arabia, historically prominent around Mecca and involved in key pre-Islamic and early Islamic events.

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Khuza‘a 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
alliedWith Muslim community of Medina NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
ancestralOrigin South Arabian stock (per Arab genealogical tradition)
associatedWith Mecca NERFINISHED
introduction of certain idols into Meccan cult (via ʿAmr ibn Luhay, per Islamic tradition)
center vicinity of Mecca
culture pre-Islamic Arab tribal customs
economy pastoralism
trade related to Mecca
enemyOf Banu Bakr (in late 6th–early 7th century conflicts)
ethnicGroup Arabs
genealogicalTradition counted among major Arab tribes of the Hijaz
historicalSignificance key actor in transition from pre-Islamic to Islamic control of Mecca
involvedIn conflicts with the tribe of Quraysh
control of Mecca before Quraysh
events leading up to the conquest of Mecca
pre-Islamic custodianship of the Kaaba (according to traditional accounts)
language Arabic
laterIntegration Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
locatedIn western Arabia NERFINISHED
lostControlOf Mecca to Quraysh (according to tradition) NERFINISHED
maintainedRoleAs local ally of the early Muslim state
mentionedIn early Islamic historical sources
migratedTo Hijaz region NERFINISHED
notableClanOrSection Banu al-Mustaliq NERFINISHED
notableFigure ʿAmr ibn Luhay al-Khuzaʿī NERFINISHED
partOf tribal society of the Hijaz
playedRoleIn violation of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (through attack by Banu Bakr supported by Quraysh)
politicalStatus dominant tribe around Mecca before rise of Quraysh
region Hijaz NERFINISHED
religion Islam (after conversion) NERFINISHED
polytheism (pre-Islamic)
socialStructure segmentary lineage system
sourceType known mainly from Islamic historiography and genealogy works
timePeriod early Islamic period
pre-Islamic Arabia
tribalConfederation Khuzaʿa tribal group NERFINISHED
triggered immediate cause for the Muslim conquest of Mecca

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Kinana neighboringTribe Khuzaʿa
al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar tribalAffiliation Khuzaʿa
this entity surface form: Khuza‘a