Bajila
بجيلة
A tribe claimed by one report among the sons of Anmar ibn Nizar after his flight to Yemen — though others attach them to the Yemeni stock outright 1.
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Overview
Bajila is a tribe inclined towards Yemen. According to al-Mas'udi, Bajila and Khath'am are said to descend from Anmar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add. 1
People differ about them. Some counted them among the Yemenis, and others made them descendants of Anmar, who migrated to Yemen after he put out the eye of his brother Mudar. 1
In Ibn Hisham's biography
Ibn Hisham mentions that "Qays Kabba of Bajila" came to the Prophet ﷺ sick, and he permitted them to use his milch camels. When they recovered, they killed his shepherd Yasar and drove off the camels. Kurz ibn Jabir pursued them, and they were punished. See the account and its parallels. 2
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People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)· The Prophetic Era· Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri· Muhammad· Yasar, herdsman of the Prophet's milch-camels· Medina· Kurz ibn Jabir's detachment against the men of Bajila who killed Yasar
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 431
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/290
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islam.museum contributors. “Bajila”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/bajila/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.