Banu Makhzum

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Banū Makhzūm (Arabic: بنو مخزوم) was one of the wealthy clans of Quraysh, the Arab tribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Famous individuals of the Banū Makhzūm include

• Amr ibn Hishām better known as Abu Al-Hakam or Abu Jahl
• Walid ibn al-Mughira^{[citation needed]}
• Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya^{[citation needed]}
• Khalid ibn al-Walid^{[citation needed]}
• Mughira ibn Abd-Allah^{[citation needed]}
• Hisham ibn al-Mughirah^{[citation needed]}
• Ibn Zaydún

[edit] See also

• tribes of Arabia
• Quraysh