Banu Murra
بنو مرة
A tribe of Ghatafan at Fadak; Bashir ibn Sa'd raided them, and Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi (may God be pleased with him) raided their land and struck Mirdas ibn Nahik, an ally of theirs from al-Hurqa of Juhayna, whom Usama ibn Zayd (may God be pleased with him) and an Ansari killed after he had said there is no god but God.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
A tribe of Ghatafan at Fadak. In his list of expeditions, Ibn Ishaq mentions the raid of Bashir ibn Sa'd on Banu Murra at Fadak. 1 He then relates the raid of Ghalib ibn Abd Allah on the land of Banu Murra, in which Mirdas ibn Nahik, their ally from al-Huraqa of Juhayna, was struck. Usama ibn Zayd and a man of the Ansar killed him after he said "There is no god but God". 2
Source flags
- Their lineage in Ghatafan and their dwellings at Fadak are well known from the genealogy books and Ibn Ishaq's list, but are not detailed here (needs_source).
Connections
- Allied with
- Mirdas ibn Nahik
- Participated in
- Ghalib ibn Abdullah's raid on the land of Banu Murra and the killing of Mirdas ibn Nahik
- Part of
- Ghatafan
People and things also explored
Juhayna· Ghalib ibn Abdullah's raid on the land of Banu Murra and the killing of Mirdas ibn Nahik· Mirdas ibn Nahik· Expedition of al-Kudr· Expedition of Dhu Amarr· Abdullah ibn Rawaha's expedition to Khaybar and the killing of al-Yasir ibn Rizam· حرب زهير بن جناب على حرم غطفان· Mudar ibn Nizar
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/260
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/271
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islam.museum contributors. “Banu Murra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/banu-murra/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.