Banu Tamim
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The Banī Tamīm or Banu Tamim (Arabic: بنو تميم) are among the Arabian tribes that interacted with the Prophet Muhammad.
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[edit] History
Regarding the tribe's size and strength it is said, "Had it not been for the coming of Islam, the Tamīm tribe would have consumed the Arabs."
The Bani Tamīm are located primarily in Najd (Central Saudi Arabia), central and southern Iraq (Basra and Diyala) and the Iranian province of Khuzestan. Members of this tribe are identifiable by the surnames of "Al-Tamimi" or "al-Tamīmī", which can be spelled as "Al-Timimi" or "Al-Temimi" in reflection of the local accent.Some of the prominent Emirs of Timimi from the Bin Kileb branch had settled in parts of the mediterrain and later moved to East part of Africa.
The tribe's progenitor, Tamīm ibn Murr is said to have lived in the 1st century CE and is reported to have met one of Jesus Christ's disciples. Through their ancestor Tamīm, the tribe traces its lineage to Adnan and the prophets Ishamel and Abraham.
They converted to Islam in the eighth year after the Hijra[citation needed]. In an Islamic hadith, Prophet Muhammad remarked that the Tamīm tribe would be the most vigorous of his community in fighting the Dajjal (the Antichrist), an evil figure in Islamic eschatology[1].
When Abu Bakr became Caliph he sent Khalid bin Walid against some clans of the Bani Tamim in the Ridda Wars (Apostasy Wars)[citation needed].
The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid.
[edit] Leading personalities
Among the tribe's famous personalities:
- Sajah Al-Tamimiyyah - prophetess of northern central Arabia who was defeated by the Muslims in the Ridda wars.
- Jarīr - classical Arab poet [2]
- Al-Farazdaq - classical Arab poet
- Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays
- Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, a sahaba of Muhammad[3]
- Abd-Allah ibn Ibadh, founder of the Ibadi sect[citation needed]
- Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792 C.E.) - Salafi Islamic reformer[4]
- Tālib al-Suhail (d. 1994 C.E.) - Iraqi tribal leader[citation needed]
- Salma Al-Timimi - First Iraqi woman to earn a doctorate at an American University; first Iraqi person to earn a doctorate in Education at an American University. Currently practicing scholar in Alexandria, Egypt
- Ibn 'Uthaymīn (d. 2001 C.E.) - Saudi Islamic scholar[citation needed]
[edit] Famous Saudi Tamimi Families
• These families are from the four major sects of the Tamim Tribe, Amr bin Tamim, Zaid Monat bin Tamim, Hanthalah bin Tamim, and Saad bin Tamim. As stated earlier, The Banu Tamim are an extremely large tribe. Their numbers were-and still are-quite impressive, most were scattered all over Central Najd (Saudi Arabia), and now due to the growing economy of the country they have moved to all corners of the country.
• [A'Al- Al- Shaikh] , the house of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792 C.E.); lives mostly in Riyadh, originally from Oaainah[citation needed]
• [Al-Nawaser] , Probably the Largest branch of Banu Amr bin Tamim, which consists of many different families. This branch mainly consists of educators and scholars and hold prominent positions all throughout history. Such as Al-Rashed, Al-Sulaiman, Al-Saif, Al-Romaizan, Al-Khadi, Al-Fawzan, Al-Himran(plural) and many more.
• [Al-Angary] [Al-Anagir, plural] Which is a large branch of Banu Saad bin Tamim, which also consists of many different families, but of which a couple have notorious fame all throughout the Kingdoms history. Such as Al-Moamar ruling family of Al-oaainah and Sudais, and Al-Madhy of Rawdat Sdair, and many more.
• [Al-Whaiby] The branch of which Al-Shaikh belong, among others.[citation needed]Also a branch of Amr bin Tamim.
• [Al-Homaidat, plural] Al-Homaidhy and Almangour of hawtat sdair, both of which are also a branch of Amr bin Tamim.
.Bin Kileb/Kless-A small branch of Bin Timimi, originally said to be mixed with Sicilians and Romans during the conquest of Spain and Sicily.
[edit] Hadith
found in Sahih Bukhari:
- "I have loved the people of the tribe of Bani Tamim, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said about them. I heard him saying, 'these people (of the tribe of Bani Tamim) would stand firm against the Dajjaal.' When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "these are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts) of our folk." Aa'ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said to Aa'ishah, 'manumit her as she is a descendant of Ismaa'eel, alayhis salaam.'" [5]
Also from Musnad Imam Ahmed:
- "do not say of Bani Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest of people in attacking the Dajjaal."
