Banu Abs

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Banu Abs was a prominent Arab tribe of the larger Ghatafan confederation, known from pre-Islamic times for its warriors, poets, and role in tribal conflicts such as the famous War of Dahis and Ghabra.

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Label Occurrences
Banu Abs canonical 8
Banu 'Abs 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
alliedWith other Ghatafan clans
ancestorTribe Ghatafan
ancestralProgenitor Abs ibn Baghid
conflictWith Banu Dhubyan
other Ghatafan branches
culturalReputation eloquence in poetry
culturalSphere pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
economy pastoral nomadism
raiding
ethnicGroup Arabs
hasNotableChieftain Hudhayfah ibn Badr
Qays ibn Zuhayr
hasNotableMember Al-Harith ibn Zuhayr
Antarah ibn Shaddad
Hudhayfah ibn Badr
Qays ibn Zuhayr
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
hasNotablePoet Antarah ibn Shaddad
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
hasNotableWarrior Antarah ibn Shaddad
historicalSource Ayam al-Arab literature
Ibn Hisham
Ibn al-Kalbi
knownFor War of Dahis and Ghabra
poets
role in pre-Islamic tribal wars
warriors
language Arabic
locatedIn Najd
central Arabia
linked to: Central Arabia
mentionedIn Ayam al-Arab narratives
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
militaryReputation courage in battle
notableWar War of Dahis and Ghabra
partOf Ghatafan confederation
politicalRole participant in inter-tribal alliances
participant in tribal feuds
preIslamicStatus prominent tribe of Najd
regionType desert tribe
religion pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism
socialStructure tribal
timePeriod early Islamic period
pre-Islamic Arabia
tribalConfederation Ghatafan

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Banu Ghatafan hasSubTribe Banu Abs
Antarah ibn Shaddad tribe Banu Abs
Ghatafan subTribe Banu Abs
subject linked to: Ghatafan tribe
Qays Aylan hasPart Banu 'Abs
linked to: Banu Abs
Antarah ibn Shaddad tribe Banu Abs
subject linked to: Antarah
Zabiba associatedWith Banu Abs
Antarah ibn Shaddad tribe Banu Abs
subject linked to: ibn Shaddad