Banu Khazraj
The Banu Khazraj (Arabic: بنو خزرج) is a large Arab tribe based in Medina. They were also in Medina during Muhammad's era.
| Banu Khazraj بنو خزرج | |
|---|---|
| Kahlanite Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Khazraji |
| Location | Medina, Hejaz |
| 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 are a South Arabian tribe that were pressured out of South Arabia in the Karib'il Watar 7th century BC war versus Awsan and its allies (Aws - Awsan), (Qataban - Ghatafan), when the Sabaeans were eventually defeated by the Himyarites, the settled tribes became the pre-Islamic Azd tribe and were known as Banū Qayla (بنو قيلة [ˈba.nuː ˈqaj.la]) in the pre-Islamic era.
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