Banu Hudhayl () is an Arab tribe that originated in the Hejaz. The tribe mainly inhabits Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar, vol. 2, p. 319. Jordan and Egypt. The tribe was one of the tribes in contact with the Islamic prophet Muhammad and they are known throughout history for their talented poets and intellectuals, as well as their help in repelling the Qarmatians in the 10th-century Sack of Mecca.Al-Masudi (2009). Al-Tanbīh wa l-ishrāf. Vol. 1. Cairo, Egypt: Maktabat El Thaqafya El Diniah.
Ancestry The tribe traces a genealogical history backwards from their eponymous ancestor to Adam:
Hudhayl son of Madrakah son of Ilyas (Elijah) son of Madher son of Nazar son of Ma'ad son of Adnan son of Add son of Send son of NapyotBook of Genesis 25:12-16 son of IshmaelIshmael, Encyclopedia of the Qur'anAzraqi, Akhbar Makkah, vol. 1, pp. 58-66 son of AbrahamAbraham, Sarah and Hagar - James D. BrownGenesis 16:1-6Qur'an 2:127 to 136 son of AzarQur'an 6:74Islamic view of AbrahamQur'an 37:99–111 (Terah) son of NahorLuke 3:35 son of SroojBook of Genesis11:20-23 son of Ra'oGenesis 11:20 son of PhalegGenesis 10:25 son of AberAdamic language son of ShalehGenesis 10:24Genesis 11:12-13Luke 3:36 son of ArpheckshadBook of Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18 son of Sam son of Noah son of LamekLuke 3:37 son of Motoshaleh son of Edres (Enoch) son of Yared son of Mehlaiel son of Qenan son of Anosh son of Seth son of Adam
Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad
Banu Kinanah QuraishQuraishQuraysh (sura) Banu Sulaym Banu Tamim Bani Asad Banu Thaqif Hawazin Ghatafan
Known members Abdullah bin Masud, a companion of Muhammad Al-Masudi, Abbasid historian Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi diplomat and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ubayd-Allah ibn Abd-Allah, Hadith narrator Sinan ibn Salamah ibn Mohbik, Umayyad general and governor of Sindh Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Tunisian Poet Abū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī, poet contemporary of Muhammad
Notes
Further reading History Ibn Khaldun History Ibn al-Athir History Ibn Hisham History Al-Hamdani History Ibn Ishaq Kinship and marriage in early Arabia by \ Smith W. Robertson A universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time by \ Universal The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed by George Sale, Savary A Short History of the Arabs by \ Francesco Gabrieli, Salvator Attanasio The March from Medina by \ John Walter Jandora Muhammad by \ Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Mohammed and the Rise of Islam by \ D. S. Margoliouth History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern by \ Andrew Crichton
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