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'''Jurhum''' (also '''Banu Jurhum''') was a [[Qahtanite|Qahtani]] tribe in the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]]. An old [[Arab]] tribe, their historical abode was [[Yemen]] before they emigrated to [[Mecca]].<ref name=Shahidp337>Shahîd, 1989, p. 337.</ref>
'''Jurhum''' (also '''Banu Jurhum''') was a [[Qahtanite|Qahtani]] tribe in the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]]. An old [[Arab]] tribe, their historical abode was [[Yemen]] before they emigrated to [[Mecca]].<ref name=Byzantium>{{cite book |last=Shahid|first=Irfan|title=Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century|publisher=Dumbarton Oaks|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Byzantium_and_the_Arabs_in_the_fifth_cen.html?|year=1989|page=337}}</ref>


==Kaaba==
According to [[Arabic language|Arabic]] accounts, the tribe of the Jurhum gave protection to [[Hagar]] and her son [[Ishmael]], a relationship cemented with Ishmael's marriage to a Jurhumite woman, the daughter of al Muḍaḍ ibn 'Amr.<ref name=Shahidp337/> The Jurhum are said to have been involved in the worship centering around the [[Kaaba]], the holy sanctuary rebuilt by Ishmael and his father [[Abraham]] and revered as a pilgrimage site.<ref name=Shahidp337/> According to one tradition, their custodianship over the Kaaba ended after they were ousted by the [[Banu Khuza'a|Khuza'a]], a tribal group from the south.<ref name=Shahidp337/>
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According to [[Arabic language|Arabic]] accounts, the tribe of the Jurhum gave protection to [[Hagar]] and her son [[Ishmael]], a relationship cemented with Ishmael's marriage to a Jurhumite woman, Rala bint Mudad ibn 'Amr ibn Jurhum.<ref name=Karoo>{{cite web|last=Maqsood|first=Ruqaiyyah Waris|title=Adam to Banu Khuza'ah|url=http://www.ruqaiyyah.karoo.net/articles/prophfamily1.htm|date=|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> The Jurhum are said to have been involved in the worship centering around the [[Kaaba]], the holy sanctuary rebuilt by Ishmael and his father [[Abraham]] and revered as a pilgrimage site.<ref name=Byzantium/> According to one tradition, their custodianship over the Kaaba ended after they were ousted by the [[Banu Khuza'a|Khuza'a]], a tribal group from the south.<ref name=Byzantium/>


==Well of Zamzam==
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[[Islam]]ic tradition further holds that Hagar and Ishmael found a spring in Mecca, the [[Zamzam well]], from which the Jurhum wanted to drink, and that after their ousting by the Khuza'a tribe, the Jurhum collected the treasures dedicated to the Kaaba and destroyed the Zamzam well so that nobody would find it.
[[Islam]]ic tradition further holds that Hagar and Ishmael found a spring in Mecca, the [[Zamzam well]], from which the Jurhum wanted to drink, and that after their ousting by the Khuza'a tribe, the Jurhum collected the treasures dedicated to the Kaaba and destroyed the Zamzam well so that nobody would find it.


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The Jurhum are attested to in Greek literature. "Isma’il grew up among the Jurhum tribe, learning the pure Arabic tongue from them. When grown up he successively married two ladies from the Jurhum tribe, the second wife being the daughter of Mudadd ibn ‘Amr, leader of the Jurhum tribe."[http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2005/the-kaabah-and-the-abrahamic-tradition/]
The Jurhum are attested to in Greek literature. "Isma’il grew up among the Jurhum tribe, learning the pure Arabic tongue from them. When grown up he successively married two ladies from the Jurhum tribe, the second wife being the daughter of Mudad ibn ‘Amr, leader of the Jurhum tribe." <ref name=abraham>{{cite web|last=Ali|first=Mohar|title=The Ka'abah And The Abrahamic Tradition|url=http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2005/the-kaabah-and-the-abrahamic-tradition/|date= |accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[Tribes of Arabia]]
* [[Tribes of Arabia]]
* [[Ishmaelites]]


== References ==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|title=Byzantium and the Arabs in the fifth century|first1=Irfan|last1=Shahîd|edition=Illustrated, reprint|publisher=Dumbarton Oaks|year=1989|isbn =<!--0-88402-152-1, -->9780884021520|url=https://books.google.com/?id=6oYCfWor5AIC&pg=PA336&dq=kedarites+nabataeans}}
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*{{citation|title=Byzantium and the Arabs in the fifth century|first1=Irfan|last1=Shahîd|edition=Illustrated, reprint|publisher=Dumbarton Oaks|year=1989|isbn =<!--0-88402-152-1, -->9780884021520|url=https://books.google.com/?id=6oYCfWor5AIC&pg=PA336&dq=kedarites+nabataeans}}
*{{cite book |last=Shahid|first=Irfan|title=Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century|publisher=Dumbarton Oaks|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Byzantium_and_the_Arabs_in_the_fifth_cen.html?|year=1989|page=337}}


==Further reading==
ISBN 0-88402-152-1 Dumbarton Oaks, 1 January 1989 - 592 pages - Library of Congress - Reprinting
https://books.google.com/books/about/Byzantium_and_the_Arabs_in_the_fifth_cen.html?id=6oYCfWor5AIC&redir_esc=y

==Additional reading==
* [[Adil Salahi]] (1995). ''Muhammad: Man and Prophet'', pg. 4-8, [[The Islamic Foundation]] (UK), or [[Barnes & Noble]] (NY), or Element Books Limited, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
* [[Adil Salahi]] (1995). ''Muhammad: Man and Prophet'', pg. 4-8, [[The Islamic Foundation]] (UK), or [[Barnes & Noble]] (NY), or Element Books Limited, Shaftesbury, Dorset.



Revision as of 19:17, 15 August 2015

Jurhum (also Banu Jurhum) was a Qahtani tribe in the Arabian peninsula. An old Arab tribe, their historical abode was Yemen before they emigrated to Mecca.[1]

Kaaba

According to Arabic accounts, the tribe of the Jurhum gave protection to Hagar and her son Ishmael, a relationship cemented with Ishmael's marriage to a Jurhumite woman, Rala bint Mudad ibn 'Amr ibn Jurhum.[2] The Jurhum are said to have been involved in the worship centering around the Kaaba, the holy sanctuary rebuilt by Ishmael and his father Abraham and revered as a pilgrimage site.[1] According to one tradition, their custodianship over the Kaaba ended after they were ousted by the Khuza'a, a tribal group from the south.[1]

Well of Zamzam

Islamic tradition further holds that Hagar and Ishmael found a spring in Mecca, the Zamzam well, from which the Jurhum wanted to drink, and that after their ousting by the Khuza'a tribe, the Jurhum collected the treasures dedicated to the Kaaba and destroyed the Zamzam well so that nobody would find it.

== The Jurhum are attested to in Greek literature. "Isma’il grew up among the Jurhum tribe, learning the pure Arabic tongue from them. When grown up he successively married two ladies from the Jurhum tribe, the second wife being the daughter of Mudad ibn ‘Amr, leader of the Jurhum tribe." [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Shahid, Irfan (1989). Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century. Dumbarton Oaks. p. 337.
  2. ^ Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah Waris. "Adam to Banu Khuza'ah". Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ Ali, Mohar. "The Ka'abah And The Abrahamic Tradition". Retrieved 15 August 2015.

Bibliography

Further reading