Mudar
| Mudar مُضَر | |
|---|---|
| AdnaniteArab tribe | |
| Location | Hejaz |
| Descended from | Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan |
| Parent tribe | Nizar |
| Branches | |
| Religion | Islam |
TheMudar(Arabic:مُضَر) was a principal grouping of thenorthern Arabtribes.
History
[edit]The Mudar andRabi'aare recorded in central Arabia in the Arabic histories of thepre-Islamic period;the kings of theKindahbore the title of "king of the Ma'ad (or Mudar) and Rabi'a", and they played a role in the conflicts with the Yemeni (southern Arab) tribes.[1]It is unclear, however, in how far these tribes really emerged in the manner described, or are later, artificial designations that emerged through inter-tribal rivalries and conflicts. Even the conflict between the Yemeni and northern tribes is considered by some modern scholars to be a later invention, reflecting the tribal rivalries of theUmayyadperiod rather than the realities of pre-Islamic Arabia.[2]According to the Arabic sources, a large number of Mudar (identified by some modern scholars with the Μαυζανῖται,Mauzanitaelikely one of the smaller tribes known asMuzaynaof theByzantinesources) also migrated toUpper Mesopotamia,where they gave their name to the district ofDiyar Mudar.[1]After the collapse of the Kindah kingdom, the Mudar of central Arabia came under the control of theLakhmidkings ofal-Hiraduring the reign ofal-Mundhir III.[1]
The Mudar dominatedMeccaafter driving out the Jurhum, and held some of the religious offices connected with theKa'abasanctuary. Unlike the Rabi'a, who converted toChristianityin large numbers, the Mudar remained attached to thetraditional polytheistic religion.[1]The idol ofal-UzzaatNakhla,"revered by all the Mudar" according toal-Tabari,was destroyed byKhalid ibn al-Walidin 630. Although theMuzaynaboasted of having accepted Muhammad and Islam already inAH5 (626/7 CE), it was not until the "Year of the Deputations" in 631 that the other Mudar tribes began converting to Islam.[1]
Traditional ancestor
[edit]According to the Arab genealogists, Mudar was the son ofNizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnanby Sawda bint Akk ibn Adnan.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeKindermann 1995,p. 353.
- ^Kindermann 1995,p. 354.
- ^Kindermann 1995,p. 352.
Sources
[edit]- Kindermann, H. (1995)."Rabīʾā and Muḍar".InBosworth, C. E.;van Donzel, E.;Heinrichs, W. P.&Lecomte, G.(eds.).The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.Volume VIII:Ned–Sam.Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 352–354.ISBN978-90-04-09834-3.