Adnan | |
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![]() Approximate locations of certain tribes of Arabia, including those descended from Adnan, e.g. Hawazin and Quraysh | |
Born | Before 600 BCE |
Known for | Ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and being the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs |
Spouse | Mahdad bint Laham (of the Banu Yaqshan) |
Children | Ma'ad ibn Adnan Akk ibn Adnan |
Adnan (Arabic: عدنان, romanized: ʿAdnān) the Patriarch is the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs of Northern, Western, Eastern and Central Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. His ancestry can allegedly be traced back to Abraham.[1]