Mudar ibn Nizar

Mudar is one of the four great tribes descended from the sons of Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan. Together with Rabi'a, it is the one with the most branches and the widest clans. ^{2 3} Among them is Quraysh, the Prophet ﷺ's tribe. ⁴

The tribes of Mudar divided into two great divisions: Qays Aylan ibn Mudar, and the branches of Ilyas ibn Mudar. ⁴ From Qays Aylan came Banu Sulaym, Banu Hawazin and Banu Ghatafan, and from Ghatafan came Abs, Dhubyan, Ashja' and Ghani ibn A'sur. ⁴ From Ilyas ibn Mudar came Tamim ibn Murra, Hudhayl ibn Mudrika, Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma, and the branches of Kinana ibn Khuzayma. From Kinana came Quraysh, the sons of Fihr ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr ibn Kinana. ⁴

When Khuza'a had sole authority over Mecca, Mudar's tribes held three privileges. The first was to lead the people from Arafat to Muzdalifa and to release them on the day of departure from Mina; this was held by Banu al-Ghawth ibn Murra of the branches of Ilyas, who were called Sufa. The second was the departure from Jam' on the morning of the sacrifice to Mina, which belonged to Banu Adwan. The third was the postponement of the sacred months, which was held by Banu Tamim ibn Adi of the Kinana. ^{5 6 7} See the postponement of the sacred months.

Thaqif lived in al-Ta'if and Hawazin east of Mecca, Banu Sulaym near Medina, Banu Asad east of Tayma and west of Kufa, and Dhubyan near Tayma as far as Hawran. The branches of Kinana remained in Tihama, and the branches of Quraysh in Mecca. ^{8 9}