| Banu Khazraj بنو خزرج | |
|---|---|
| Kahlanite Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Khazraji |
| Location | Arab world; Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE |
| Descended from | Al-Khazraj bin Haritha bin Tha'labah bin Amr bin 'Amir bin Haritha bin Tha'labah bin Mazen bin al-Azd |
| Parent tribe | Azd |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam, Shia Islam |
The Banu Khazraj (Arabic: بنو خزرج) is a large Qahtanite Arab tribe. They were also in Medina during Muhammad's era, where they still exist. Banu Khazraj exists in multiple Arab countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.[1]
The Banu Khazraj are a South Arabian Qahtanite tribe that were pressured out of South Arabia as a result of the destruction of the Marib Dam. Along with their cousin tribe, the Aws, they migrated to Yathrib, later known as Medina. [2] [3]