Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf

ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAbd Manāf (Arabic: عبد شمس بن عبد مناف) was a prominent member of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and their descendants take its name from him.

Lineage

Abd Shams was the oldest son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai.^[1] His younger brothers were Muttalib, Nawfal and Hashim, after whom the Banu Hashim clan was named.^[2]

The Banu Umayya clan was named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams, Abd Shams' biological son (more probable biological) or adopted son, according to some different versions.^[3]

Notable relatives and descendants

References

^ Netton, Ian Richard (19 December 2013). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Routledge. ISBN 9781135179601 – via Google Books.
^ Razvi, Haafiz Mohammed Idrees (2009). Manifestations of the Moon Of Prophethood (PDF). Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre Overport. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
^ "Banu Hashim - Before the Birth of Islam". Al-Islam.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2005-07-11.