Ilyas ibn Mudar

Ilyas ibn Mudar
إلياس بن مضر
Family tree showing descent of Muhammad and the Arabian tribes (including Quraysh) from Adnan
Born
Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan
NationalityArab
Known for
  • Being the first to sacrifice an animal at the Kaaba
  • Being the first Arab to have died of tuberculosis
  • Being one of the ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
SpouseKhindif
ChildrenMudrikah, Tabikha and Qam'ah
Parents
RelativesQays (brother)

Ilyas ibn Mudar (Arabic: إلياس بن مضر) also spelled al-Yas was a pre-Islamic Arabian tribal chief and an ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is the progenitor of the Khindifite tribes, such as the Quraysh. A pioneer of pre-Islamic monotheism, Ilyas ibn Mudar lead a period of religious reform during his rule over the Hijaz to eradicate the worship of idols.

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