Banu Hanifa
Banu Hanifa (Arabic: بنو حنيفة) is an ancient Arab tribe inhabiting the area of al-Yamama in the central region of modern-day Saudi Arabia. The tribe belongs to the great Rabi'ah branch of North Arabian tribes, which also included Abdul Qays, Taghlib, al-Nammir ibn Qasit, and Anazzah. Though counted by the classical Arab genealogists as a Christian branch of Bani Bakr, they led an independent existence prior to Islam. The ruling House of Saud of Saudi Arabia belongs to it.
| Banu Hanifa بنو حنيفة | |
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| Rabi'aite Arab tribe | |
| Nisba | Al-Hanafi |
| Location | Ancient Arabia |
| Descended from | Hanifa bin Lujaim bin Saab bin Ali bin Bakr bin Wael |
| Parent tribe | Banu Bakr |
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| Religion | Christianity (pre-630) Islam (post 630) |
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