Banu Abd Manaf

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Banu Abd Manaf was a prominent Quraysh clan of pre-Islamic Mecca, known for its leading role in trade, custodianship of the Kaaba, and as the ancestral clan of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
Quraysh clan
ancestralClanOf Banu Hashim NERFINISHED
Banu Umayya NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
descendedFrom Qusayy ibn Kilab NERFINISHED
economicActivity caravan trade
trade with Byzantium
trade with Yemen
ethnicGroupOf Quraysh NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Abd Manaf ibn Qusay NERFINISHED
hasBranch Banu Abd Shams NERFINISHED
Banu Hashim NERFINISHED
Banu Umayya NERFINISHED
Banu al-Muttalib NERFINISHED
hasNotableMember Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED
Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim NERFINISHED
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb NERFINISHED
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib NERFINISHED
Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED
Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED
al-Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance ancestral line of the Prophet of Islam
central role in Meccan society before Islam
knownFor caravans to Syria
caravans to Yemen
custodianship of the Kaaba
economic influence in Mecca
long-distance trade
political leadership in Mecca
religious leadership in Mecca
language Arabic
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz NERFINISHED
Mecca NERFINISHED
namedAfter Abd Manaf ibn Qusay NERFINISHED
partOf Quraysh NERFINISHED
politicalStatus custodians of Meccan sanctuary
leading clan of Quraysh
religion Arabian polytheism
religiousRole guardianship of the Kaaba
provision of food to pilgrims
provision of water to pilgrims
timePeriod pre-Islamic Arabia

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Banu Makhzum rivalClan Banu Abd Manaf