Banu Daws
Appearance
TheBanu Daws(Arabic:بنو دوس) was one of theclan of Arabia during Muhammad's era.Located south ofMecca,it is a branch of theZahran tribe,[1]among its leaders Tufayl ibn Amr,one ofMuhammad's companions.[2]Abu Hurairahalso hails from the Daws tribe.
There are Islamic prophecies with regards to 'End-Times' that have quoted the tribe; like the following by Abu Hurairah:
Abu Hurairah said, I heard the Prophet say, The Hour will not come until the buttocks of the women of Daws move (quiver) while going around Dhu l-Khalasah. Dhu l-Khalasah was an idol worshiped by the tribe of Daws during theJahiliyyah.(Hadith from Bukhari.)
People
[edit]- Tufayl ibn Amr — Chief
- Abu Hurairah
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"May 1968. - White Rose eTheses Online"(PDF).
- ^Haykal, Muhammad Husayn;Islamic Book Trust (1 May 1994).The Life of Muhammad.Trans.Isma'il Razi A. al-Faruqi.The Other Press. p. 454.ISBN978-983-9154-17-7.