Banu Qatada, sharifs of Mecca
بنو قتادة أمراء مكة
Banu Qatada, amirs of Mecca after the Hawashim; of Musa al-Jawn's line dwelling as nomads in Wadi Yanbu — Abu Aziz ibn Qatada intermarried with the Hawashim and on their decline inherited Mecca through the female line (d. 589); then Qatada ibn Idris multiplied his mamluks and stretched his writ from Yemen's borders to Medina from Yanbu's castle, his descendants ruling on to Abu Numayy who held Mecca's affairs some fifty years, then his sons Rumaytha and Humayda — Mecca's amirs in Ibn Khaldun's own day and ancestors of its later sharifs.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
The emirate
Abu Aziz ibn Qatada was a counterpart of the Hawashim. When their affair weakened, he inherited it, and took Mecca from their hands through the women's line. He died in 589 AH. 1
Qatada ibn Idris acquired many mamluks, and his rule extended from the borders of Yemen to Medina, and he had the fortress of Yanbu'. 1
His descendants then held the office until Abu Numay, who was autocratic in the affairs of Mecca for about fifty years. Then his two sons, Rumaytha and Humayda, governed it. They were its emirs until Ibn Khaldun's time. 1
A second source is needed: the dates, and a second source other than Ibn Khaldun.
Connections
- Successor of
- Hawashim emirate of Mecca
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Banu Qatada, sharifs of Mecca”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/banu-qatada-mecca/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.