Banu Tamim

Banū Tamīm
بَنُو تَمِيم
Mudarite Arab tribe
EthnicityArab
NisbaAt-Tamīmī
ٱلتَّمِيمِيّ
LocationArabia, North Africa, and Levant
Descended fromTamim ibn Murr, the son of Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Amr (Tabikhah) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan[1]
Parent tribeBanu Mudar
Branches
  • Banu Amr
    • Banu Anbar
    • Banu Usayd
    • Banu Asad
    • Banu Malik
    • Banu Harith
    • Banu Qalib
  • Banu Sa'd
    • Banu Kab
    • Banu Amr
    • Banu Harith
    • Banu Malik
    • Banu Awafa
    • Banu Jashm
    • Banu Abd Shams
  • Banu Hanzala
    • Banu Malik
    • Banu Yarbu'
    • Banu Rabi'a
    • Banu Amr
    • Banu Marah
    • Banu Ghalib
    • Banu Kulfa
    • Banu Qays
  • Banu Rabbab
    • Banu Uday
    • Banu Tim
    • Banu Tawr
    • Banu Awf
    • Banu Dabba
LanguageArabic
ReligionIslam

Banū Tamīm (Arabic: بَنُو تَمِيم) is an Arab tribe that originated in Najd in the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It is mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq,[3] Jordan and Lebanon, a strong presence in Algeria,[4][5] and Morocco,[3] Palestine, Tunisia,[6] and Libya.[3] It is also present in many other parts of the Arab world such as Egypt and Khuzestan in Iran.[3] The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.[7][8] It can also mean those who strive for perfection.[9]

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  2. ^ Lohlker, Rüdiger (2020-11-20). Saudi Arabia in the Mirror of Saudi Cables. Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. p. 6. ISBN 978-3-8325-5200-8.
  3. ^ a b c d "Print Article : Bani Tamim". www.tahoor.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. ^ A. A. Duri (2012). The Historical Formation of the Arab Nation (RLE: The Arab Nation). London; New York. ISBN 9781136251788.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Roger Le Tourneau (1968). "Mohammed Talbi, l'Émirat aghlabide (184/860—296/909). Histoire politique". Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée. 5 (1): 172–176.
  6. ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2014-01-15). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. p. 577. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3.
  7. ^ "قبيلة بني تميم العريقة- حمزةالتميمي". www.bnitamem.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  8. ^ "معلومات عن قبيلة بـني تـميم". www.traidnt.net. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  9. ^ M. J. Kister (November 1965). "Mecca and Tamīm (Aspects of Their Relations)". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 8 (2): 113–163. doi:10.2307/3595962. JSTOR 3595962.