Ghalib ibn Fihr

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Ghalib ibn Fihr
غالب بن فهر
Born
Died
Burial placeMakkah
EraPre-Islamic
Parent(s)

Ghalib ibn Fihr (Arabic: غَالِب ٱبْن فِهْر, romanizedGhalib ibn Fihr, fl.c. 230–240 CE), is counted among the direct ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1]: 3  In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by twelve generations.[1]: 3  He is the son of Malik bin An-Nadr who lived in Makkah. He died and was buried in Makkah, which was also his birth place.

History[]

It is said that Muhammad's lineage is:

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib (Shayba) bin Hashim (Amr ul-Ula) bin Abd Manaf (Al-Mughirah) bin Qusay (Zayd) bin Kilab bin Murrah bin Ka'b bin Lu'ay bin Ghalib bin Fihr (Al-Qarish) bin Malik bin An Nadr (Qays) bin Kinanah bin Khuzaymah bin Mudrikah (Amir) bin Ilyas bin Mudar bin Nizar bin Ma'ad bin Adnan bin Add bin Udad bin Humaysi bin Hamayda bin Salaman bin Thalabah bin Bura bin Shuha bin Yarbah bin Kasdana bin Awwam bin Nashid bin Muqawwam bin Muhtamil bin Badlana bin Ayqan bin Alaha bin Shahdud bin Makhai bin Ayfa bin Aqir bin Al Da'a bin Abdai bin Hamdan bin Bashmani bin Bathrani bin Bahrani bin Anud bin Ra'wani bin Aqara bin Dayshan bin Naydawan bin Ayyamah bin Bahami bin Hisn bin Nizal bin Qumayr bin Mujashshir bin Mazzi bin Adwa bin Arram bin Qaydar bin Ismail bin Ibrahim, the Friend of God.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq’s sīrat. London. p. 3. ISBN 0195778286.
  2. ^ Ibn Jarir, Tabari (1987). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 6: Muhammad at Mecca. State University of New York Press. p. 40, 41& 42. ISBN 9780887067075.
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