Banu Khazraj
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The Banu Khazraj (Arabic: بنو خزرج) is a large Arab tribe based in Medina. They were also in Medina during Muhammad's era.
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Banu Khazraj بنو خزرج | |
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Kahlanite Arab tribe | |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Nisba | Khazraji |
Location | Medina, Hejaz |
Descended from | Al-Khazraj bin Haritha bin Tha'labah bin Amr bin 'Amir bin Haritha bin Tha'labah bin Mazen bin al-Azd |
Parent tribe | Azd |
Language | Arabic |
Religion | Sunni Islam, Shia Islam |
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The Banu Khazraj are a South Arabian Qahtanite tribe that were pressured out of South Arabia as a result of the destruction of the Marib Dam. Along with their cousin tribe, the Aws, they migrated to Yathrib, later known as Medina. [1] [2]