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Ma'add

Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān (Arabic: مَعَدّ ٱبْن عَدْنَان) was a mythic Arab ancestor, traditionally regarded as the son of Adnan and the forefather of several northern Arab tribes, including Quda'a, Mudar, and Rabi'ah. He is considered a key figure in Adnanite genealogy, linking the northern Arabs to Ishmael ibn Ibrahim (Ishmael, son of Abraham) through Adnan.

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Pre-Islamic era

NamaraSyriaNizarAsadLakhmid
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Islamic era

UmayyadQurashiteMeccaHishamAbu Nukhayla
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ArabAdnanQuda'aMudarRabi'ah
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Born
598 BCE Arabian Peninsula (likely Najd)
Children
Nizar Quda'a Qunus Iyad
Died
(Unknown) Arabian Peninsula
Parent(s)
Adnan (father) Mahdad bint al-Laham (mother)
Relatives
al-Dith ibn Adnan (brother)
Spouse
Mu'ana bint Jawsham ibn Julhuma ibn 'Amru

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Ma'add

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Edges128
Triples414
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015504
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Ma'add

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related to Sources · 143
Ma'add → Abraham, AD, Advances, Ahmad, Al-Jallad, Albany, Ancient, Andrew, Arab Identity, Arabia, Arabian Archaeology, Arabs, Arbach, Bamyeh, Biblical, Bosworth, Brill, Bronze Age, Byzantines, Byzantium
related to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingship · 60
Ma'add → Abikarib As'ad, According, After Hujr, Aghani, Al-Harith, Amr, Amr's, Arabia, Asad, Bakr, Banu Akil, Book, Byzantines, Empire's, Euphrates, Ghassanids, Gunnar Olinder, Hanzala, Harith, Hassan Yuha'min
related to Inscriptions · 45
Ma'add → Abraha, Abu Karib, According, After, Amr, Another, Arab, Arabia, Arabian, Arabic, Arabs, Asdayn, CE, Hadhramaut, Haliban, Himyarite, Himyarite Kingdom, If, Imru, In
related to Ma'add as the chosen tribe · 35
Ma'add → Abrakhiya, After Arabia, Ahniya, Arab, Arabs, Babylonian, BCE, From, God, Hamawi, He, His, However, Ibn Habib's, Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Khaldun, In, Israelite, Iyad, Mecca
related to Erosion of Ma'add identity · 25
Ma'add → Adnan, Adnanite, Although, Another, Ansāb, Arab, Arabized Arabs, Arabs, Baladhuri's Genealogies, Eventually, Ibn Sallam, In, Ishmael, Islamic, Jumahi, Ma'add's, Ma'addite, Muhammad, Nobles, Over
related to Ma'add as the Arab ancestor · 22
Ma'add → An, Arab, Arabian Peninsula, Arabs, As, He, Ibn, Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Wahb, In, Islamic, Jamharat, Jami, Kalbi, Khalīfa, Khayyāt, Ma'addite, Muhammad, Najd, Tabaqat
related to From ethnonym to name of a tribe · 20
Ma'add → Abi Rabi'ah, Arabia, Arabian, Arabs, Banu Ma'add, CE, Earlier, Furthermore, However, In, Ma'addite, Ma'addites, Over, Qahtan, Quda'a, Resistance, South Arabian, Therefore, This, Umar
related to Ma'add under Umayyad power · 17
Ma'add → Abu Nukhayla, Al-Akhtal, For, Hisham, In, Islamic, Lord, Ma'addite, Ma'addites, Maʿadd, Mecca, Muawiya, Qurashite, The, Umayyad, Walid II, Yazid
related to Byzantine sources · 15
Ma'add → Byzantine, Caesarea, CE, He, Himyarite, Himyarites, Homeritae, Justinian, Kaisus, Maddeni, Procopius, Qays, Saracen, Sasanian Empire, The
related to Poetry · 10
Ma'add → Akhnas, Dhubyani, For, Islamic Arabic, Mundhir, Nabigha, Nu'man III, Shurayq, The Taghlib, They

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arabia arab tribe arabs tribes century adnan ancestor ibn central identity pre-islamic inscription first islamic umayyad ce maʿadd became northern

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Ma'addBorn598 BCE Arabian Peninsula (likely Najd)1.00infobox
Ma'addChildrenNizar Quda'a Qunus Iyad1.00infobox
Ma'addDied(Unknown) Arabian Peninsula1.00infobox
Ma'addParent(s)Adnan (father) Mahdad bint al-Laham (mother)1.00infobox
Ma'addRelativesal-Dith ibn Adnan (brother)1.00infobox
Ma'addSpouseMu'ana bint Jawsham ibn Julhuma ibn 'Amru1.00infobox
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipThe0.60section
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipSabaic0.60section
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipArabia0.60section
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipHimyarite0.60section
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipAbikarib As'ad0.60section
Ma'addrelated to Arabic historiography and Kindite kingshipHassan Yuha'min0.60section

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