Banu Jusham

The Banu Jusham bin Muawiya
(Arabic: بنو جشم بن معاوية)
Adnanite/Qaysi Arab tribe/Ishmaelites
Descended fromJusham ibn Muawiya ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn Ikrimah ibn Khasafah ibn Qays ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan.
Parent tribeHawazin
Branches
  • Banu Uday
  • Banu Ghazia
  • Bani Asima
  • Bani Amer
  • Bani Eshan
ReligionPolytheism (pre-630s)
Islam (post 630s)

The Banu Jusham (Arabic: بنو جشم) were a large sub-tribe in the Arabian Peninsula during the time of Mohammed. According to genealogists and various oral traditions, they are the descendants of Jusham ibn Muawiya ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin.

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