Banu Jusham
بنو جشم بن معاوية
A warrior clan of the Hawazin confederation; among them was the aged veteran commander and poet Durayd ibn al-Simma, who advised against driving the women and wealth into battle at Hunayn.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
A clan of Hawazin famous for its knights and poets; among them was the veteran knight Durayd ibn al-Simma, and they fought on the day of Hunayn and at Awtas 1.
Their role
Banu Jusham attended Hunayn without advancing a banner of their own — their affairs ran with Hawazin's — and Durayd ibn al-Simma was their war-mind and counsellor, the one who objected to Malik ibn Awf's plan 2.
For young visitors
A brave branch of Hawazin; among them was Durayd ibn al-Simma, one of the Arabs' most famous knights and poets before Islam.
Connections
- Has member
- Durayd ibn al-Simma
- Part of
- Hawazin
- Participated in
- The Battle of Hunayn
People and things also explored
The Battle of HunaynHawazinDurayd ibn al-SimmaThe expedition to AwtasBanu NasrMalik ibn Awf al-NasriThe siege of Ta'ifal-Shayma bint al-Harith al-Sa'diyya
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/80-82
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/80-81
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islam.museum contributors. “Banu Jusham”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/banu-jusham/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.