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Anmar ibn Nizar

أنمار بن نزار

Son of Nizar allotted the coin-bag and council-seat — read as tillage and land — who named the lost camel tailless from its droppings; after putting out Mudar's eye he rode to Yemen, whence Bajila and Khath'am claim descent 1.

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Anmar is one of the four great tribes that branched from the sons of Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan: Iyad, Anmar, Rabi'a and Mudar. 2 3

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The Sealed Nectar also mentions an Anmar among the best-known branches of the Qahtani Kahlan. 4 This is a different branch with the same name. The book does not detail the history of Anmar ibn Nizar.

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Anmar is a tribe descended from Nizar, the brother of Mudar and Rabi'a.

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 431-435
  2. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.20
  3. Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari, 1/14-15
  4. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.16
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