Mudrikah ibn Ilyas (Arabic: مُدْرِكَة ٱبْن إِلْيَاس), was a tribal leader in the era of pre-Islamic Arabia. Mudrikah is the father of Hudhayl, who would be the progenitor of the Banu Hudhayl tribe. He is also one of the ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Mudrikah ibn Ilyas
مُدْرِكَة ٱبْن إِلْيَاس
Family tree showing descent of Muhammad and the Arabian tribes (including Quraysh) from Adnan
Born
Amir ibn Ilyas
NationalityArab
Known forBeing the ancestor of Banu Hudhayl and also being one of the ancestors of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
SpouseSalmah
ChildrenHudhayl and Khuzaymah
ParentIlyas ibn Mudar
RelativesTabikha and Qam'ah (brothers)

Genealogy

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According to Ibn Ishaq, the full ancestral lineage of Mudrikah is Mudrikah, son of Ilyas, son of Mudar, son of Nizar, son of Ma'ad, son of Adnan and several generations leading back to Ishmael and Abraham.[1]

Family

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Mudrikah, real name Amir, is the son of Ilyas ibn Mudar; with Ilyas being a fourth-generation descendant of the South Arabian patriach Adnan.[2][3] He had two brothers named Tabikha and Qam'ah, whose real names were 'Amr and 'Umayr respectively.[4] Mudrikah married an Arab woman named Salmah whose origins are disputed; some have claimed her from the tribe of the Quda'a while others claimed she was from Rabi'a ibn Nizar. [5]

From Salmah, he had two sons named Hudhayl and Khuzaymah. Hudhayl was the ancestor of the Banu Hudhayl.[5][6] Khuzaymah is remembered as the ancestor who connects the lineage of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to Mudrikah and hence to Adnan.[6][7]

Religion

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According to a Twelver Shi'ite narration in the book Bihar al-Anwar, Mudrikah and his descendants were monotheists who were saved from falling into polytheism due to being an ancestor of Muhammad.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq's sīrat. London. p. 3. ISBN 0195778286. The Paternal Ancestral Lineage of Prophet Muhammad{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq's sīrat. London. p. 3. ISBN 0195778286. The Paternal Ancestral Lineage of Prophet Muhammad{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq's sīrat. London. p. 35. ISBN 0195778286. How 'Amir became Mudrikah{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Ibn Kathir (1998). Le Gassick, Trevor (ed.). The life of the prophet Muh̜ammad: a translation of Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya. Virginia: Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization. ISBN 9781873938294.
  5. ^ a b Tabari; ?abar? (1999-11-04). The History of Al-Tabari: Muhammad at Mecca. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780887067075.
  6. ^ a b Gordon, Matthew S.; Robinson, Chase F.; Rowson, Everett K.; Fishbein, Michael (2018-01-09). The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (Volume 2): An English Translation. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-36415-8.
  7. ^ Yasien, Asy Syaikh Khalil (1989). Muhammad Di Mata Cendekiawan Barat. Jakarta: Gema Insani. ISBN 978-979-561-096-0.
  8. ^ al-Majlisi (2000). Biḥār al-ʾanwār al-jāmiʿat li-durar ʾakhbār al-ʾAʾimmat al-ʾAṫhār. Vol. 35. Beirut: Dar Ihya Turath Al Arabi. ASIN B00XDBJ2VG.