Madhhij
| Current region |
Arabian Peninsula Bilad al-Sham Iberian Peninsula |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Arabian Peninsula |
| Members |
Amru bin Ma'adi Yakrib Malik al-Ashtar Almanzor |
| Traditions | Ardah |
Madh'hij (Arabic: مذحج) also spelled Math'hij is famous large Qahtanite Arabic dynasty. It is located in south and central arabia. This dynasty participated in the Arabic Islamic conquest and was a major factor in the conquest of Persian empire and Iberian Peninsula. It is also found in Mosel and in Levant and Iberian Peninsula.
Madhhij descend from a man named Madhhij who was one of 10 sons of a man named Saba' whose name was 'Abdu Shams; but the reason why he was called Saba' was that he was the first among the Arabs to take captives. He was the son of Yashjub bin Ya'rub b. Qahtan son of Tayman son of Qaydar son of Ishmael. Six of the sons of Saba' taymanu (went to Yemen): Kindah, Madhhij, Ashari , Himyar, Anmar and Azd, while four sons tasha'amu went to Shaam (Greater Syria) Judham Lakhm Amila and Gassan
the Islamic prophet, Muhammad said that most people in Paradise will be from Madhhij and Aslam and Gafar.
al-Hamdani cited Madhhij 30 times in his book "Sifat Jazirat al Arab: Description of the Arabian Peninsula" as a Genuine Arabic dynasty with branches like Nukha and Zubaid Ruha and Hada (best archers among the Arabs) that has famous Historical personalities such as the Arabian knight king of Yemen Amru bin Ma'adi Yakrib al-Zubaidi al-Madhhiji who became Muslim and Malik Ashtar al-Nakh'ei a close friend of the Prophet Muhammad and a military leader with Ali ibn Abi Talib in the battle of Siffin, and Madhhij tribe later fought the Qarmatians under leadership of Abul Ashira in Yemen and Malik ibn Marara a-Rahawi, and the commentaries on al-Hamdani's book shows that they still live in the same towns and places as Hamadani described them in his book dated 900 AD, 1100 hyears ago.
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