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Mu'awiya hoped to "extend his marriage alliance with Kalb indirectly to Himyar" through forging their genealogical links. Nonetheless, the Quda'a's claims of Himyarite lineage was not endorsed by the Himyar or the Kalb in Syria during Mu'awiya's caliphate. Crone, on the other hand, considers the narratives about Amr ibn Murra to be "exceedingly doubtful"; she questions his biography, as he was held to have been an old man in Muhammad's time but lived well into Mu'awiya's caliphate, and suspects that he is mainly used in the early sources to advocate for the Himyarite descent of the Quda'a. She further notes that the Quda'a did not develop an interest in Himyarite descent until well after Mu'awiya's death in 680.
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of Homs, which settled there during the Muslim conquest. According to Crone, the non-Quda'i tribes were essentially faced with the choice of joining or opposing the Quda'a, and the Sufyanid period "was marked by intense discussion of possible genealogical realignments" among the tribes, including the
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The disputes over the Quda'a's origins elicited considerable debate among early Islamic scholars, who invoked the purported opinions of Muhammad to favor either side, while others proposed "ingenious harmonizations" of Ma'addite and Himyarite ancestries for the tribe, according to Crone. Among the
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views the reports about Amr ibn Murra's Himyarite advocacy as credible, and thus dates the efforts to link Quda'a with Himyar to Mu'awiya's rule. He speculates the efforts were politically advantageous for the Quda'a as the Himyarites formed a significant proportion of the troops in Egypt and that
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In the Arab genealogical tradition, the Arab tribes were generally divided into those with northern or southern Arabian ancestors. The ancestral origins of the Quda'a are obscure, with the claims of the early genealogists being contradictory. The Quda'a were counted among the northern Arabian
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of Iraq by Mu'awiya's governor there in 671. The Arab military settlers were organized into seven divisions based on their tribal origin. The soldiers who belonged to the Quda'a tribes were assigned to the same seventh as the South Arabian tribes of
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tribes, contributing considerably to their Arabization and Islamization. Part of the Bali had remained in Arabia, with some accepting Saudi rule, and other parts of the tribe taking refuge with the ousted Hashemites in
731:, Khawlan and Mahra are sometimes considered as part of Quda'a, but some genealogists dispute their association with the tribe. Over time, some tribes of Quda'a joined other confederations, took on a different 345:) caused consternation among the other tribal components in Syria. By this point, there were three major tribal confederations in Syria: the Quda'a, which had a strong presence in the central districts of 449:, during this period of raids and counter-raids between the Qays and the Kalb. The Ma'add confederacy in Syria was thus dissolved, and its constituents were merged with the Qahtan, i.e. the Yaman. 413:
in 683, followed weeks later by the death of his successor, Mu'awiya II, Yazid's son by a Kalbi woman, Umayyad rule had collapsed across the caliphate, in favor of the anti-Umayyad caliph
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to avenge their losses at Marj Rahit. According to the 8th-century Kalbi genealogists, Nasr ibn Mazru and al-Sharqi ibn Qutami, the Quda'a adopted Himyarite descent as part of an
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offer the opposite narrative, namely that Mu'ana was originally the wife of Ma'add, with whom she had Quda'a, and then later married Malik ibn Amr of the Himyar.
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held that in response to Mu'awiya's order to ascertain the lineages of the Arab troops in Egypt, Amr ibn Murra proclaimed that Quda'a was a descendant of Himyar.
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area on the borderlands between Syria and the Hejaz. They were allies of the Jewish agriculturalists of that region and had close ties with the inhabitants of
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which continued well after the Umayyad era. In forging this alliance, the Quda'a's leaders genealogically realigned their descent to the South Arabian
1666: 291:, another companion of Muhammad from the Juhayna who settled in Egypt and was close to Mu'awiya, backed these claims, according to Ibn Lahi'a. 425:, taking control of Syria's districts except for Quda'a-controlled Jordan. The Quda'a and their tribal allies, including the Ghassan, Kinda, 1423: 394:, and the Kinda. At this time, the Quda'a in Syria still claimed Ma'addite descent, and sponsored efforts by the upstart Judham chief, 341:
The Quda'a's privileged position in the Umayyad state during the Sufyanid period (661–684, i.e. the reigns of Mu'awiya I, Yazid I, and
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period (10th–12th centuries). These tribesmen went further south in the 14th century, gaining control over swathes of
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comments that it is "pointless to speculate where they may have originally come from". The Quda'a, as well as the
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tribes in the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods. Ma'add had been attested as a tribal confederation in the
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in the 4th century and expanded further into northern Syria. They were charged with collecting taxes from the
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and eventually merging with tribes of the Sudan. The Juhayna who had remained in the Hejaz allied with the
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in the 630s, and since they and the wider Quda'a group had been present there for so long, the historian
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Links between the Quda'a and the South Arabian tribes were also demonstrated in the reorganization of
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areas. After the Muslim conquest, they expanded their presence to Damascus and its environs, the
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rule, through the 12th century, during the early Islamic era. Under the first caliphs of the
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Crone, Patricia (1994). "Were the Qays and Yemen of the Umayyad Period Political Parties?".
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where the Quda'a lacked a foothold, and the Qahtan, which grouped the South Arabian Himyar,
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in 684. Umayyad rule was quickly reasserted across Syria, but the Qays commenced a
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was an epithet meaning 'leopard' and his actual name was Amr. The historians
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as early as the 4th century. One of the prominent tribes of the Quda'a, the
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opted for lineage from Qahtan in alliance with the South Arabians of Homs.
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question that Quda'a would genealogically subordinate themselves to the
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According to several early Islamic sources, the first figure to claim
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These prefixes ignored in the alphabetical ordering: Al, Bani, Banu.
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and Kinda, the more recent northern Arabian arrivals of the
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Governorates before migrating all over Arabia especially
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tribe, while the bulk of the tribe under the elder chief
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formed an alliance based around the unifying figure of
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R. 1303: 1297: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1269:, p. 315. 1259: 1230: 1197: 1195:, p. 820. 1185: 1173: 1171:, p. 938. 1161: 1149: 1137: 1125: 1113: 1104: 1092: 1080: 1078:, p. 181. 1068: 1056: 1041: 1029: 1017: 1002: 987: 970: 958: 956:, p. 183. 943: 931: 914: 912:, p. 182. 897: 878: 866: 851: 834: 818: 816: 813: 810: 809: 773: 743: 742: 740: 737: 727:The tribes of 725: 724: 706: 702:Limes Arabicus 672: 666: 652: 647: 644: 638: 607: 581: 534: 531: 495: 492: 488: 724–738 452:The historian 404:Natil ibn Qays 396:Rawh ibn Zinba 367:northern Syria 332: 329: 315:, Hadhramawt, 294:The historian 252: 249: 245: 680–683 210:Patricia Crone 184: 181: 179: 176: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 73:Descended from 70: 69: 63: 59: 58: 55: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2330: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2305: 2303: 2290: 2284: 2278: 2275: 2273: 2270: 2264: 2261: 2260: 2259: 2256: 2255: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2233: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2205: 2202: 2200: 2197: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2171: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2162: 2158: 2155: 2153: 2150: 2148: 2145: 2143: 2140: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2121: 2117: 2114: 2113: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2103: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2091:Sa'd ibn Nasr 2089: 2088: 2087: 2084: 2080: 2077: 2073: 2070: 2068: 2065: 2063: 2060: 2059: 2058: 2055: 2054: 2053: 2050: 2049: 2048: 2045: 2041: 2038: 2034: 2031: 2029: 2026: 2024: 2021: 2019: 2016: 2014: 2011: 2009: 2006: 2005: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1990: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1981: 1979: 1976: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1951:Banu al-Hakam 1949: 1948: 1947: 1944: 1942: 1939: 1937: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1912: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1902: 1898: 1895: 1894: 1893: 1890: 1888: 1885: 1881: 1878: 1877: 1876: 1873: 1872: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1857: 1854: 1853: 1852: 1849: 1848: 1847: 1844: 1843: 1842: 1839: 1835: 1832: 1831: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1812: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1742: 1741: 1738: 1737: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1692: 1689: 1682: 1678: 1670: 1665: 1663: 1658: 1656: 1651: 1650: 1647: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1625: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1588: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1570: 1566: 1562: 1560: 1555: 1551: 1547: 1543: 1542:Bianquis, Th. 1539: 1535: 1530: 1526: 1520: 1516: 1512: 1510: 1505: 1501: 1497: 1493: 1489: 1484: 1480: 1476: 1472: 1468: 1467:Kister, M. J. 1464: 1460: 1456: 1452: 1448: 1446: 1441: 1437: 1433: 1429: 1425: 1420: 1416: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1388: 1383: 1379: 1377:0-521-52940-9 1373: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1343: 1341: 1336: 1332: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1316: 1312: 1308: 1304: 1300: 1294: 1290: 1289: 1284: 1280: 1279: 1268: 1263: 1255: 1249: 1241: 1234: 1226: 1220: 1212: 1208: 1201: 1194: 1189: 1182: 1177: 1170: 1169:Bosworth 1960 1165: 1158: 1153: 1146: 1141: 1134: 1129: 1122: 1117: 1108: 1102:, p. 48. 1101: 1096: 1089: 1084: 1077: 1076:Madelung 1986 1072: 1066:, p. 35. 1065: 1060: 1053: 1048: 1046: 1038: 1033: 1026: 1021: 1015:, p. 34. 1014: 1009: 1007: 999: 998:Madelung 1986 994: 992: 984: 979: 977: 975: 967: 962: 955: 954:Madelung 1986 950: 948: 940: 939:Madelung 1986 935: 929:, p. 47. 928: 923: 921: 919: 911: 910:Madelung 1986 906: 904: 902: 895:, p. 57. 894: 889: 887: 885: 883: 876:, p. 44. 875: 870: 864:, p. 50. 863: 858: 856: 849:, p. 46. 848: 843: 841: 839: 832:, p. 56. 831: 826: 824: 819: 806: 802: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 777: 770: 766: 762: 758: 757:South Arabian 754: 753:Werner Caskel 748: 744: 736: 734: 730: 722: 718: 714: 710: 707: 704: 703: 698: 694: 690: 689: 684: 680: 676: 673: 670: 667: 664: 660: 656: 653: 651: 648: 645: 642: 639: 636: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 608: 605: 601: 600:Jordan Valley 597: 596:Golan Heights 593: 589: 585: 582: 579: 578:House of Saud 575: 571: 567: 563: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 540: 539: 538: 530: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 503: 491: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 465:Werner Caskel 455: 450: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 415:Ibn al-Zubayr 412: 407: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 338: 328: 326: 322: 318: 314: 309: 305: 300: 297: 292: 290: 289:Uqba ibn Amir 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 257:South Arabian 248: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:Islamic Syria 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 194:Syrian Desert 191: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 152:South 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2211:al-Samayda 2028:Taym Allah 2008:Banu Dhuhl 1628:Volume IV: 1449:Volume IV: 1145:Dixon 1978 1100:Crone 1994 1088:Crone 1994 1064:Crone 1980 1052:Crone 1994 1037:Crone 1994 1025:Crone 1980 1013:Crone 1980 983:Crone 1994 966:Crone 1994 927:Crone 1994 874:Crone 1994 847:Crone 1994 815:References 805:Mu'awiya I 797:Marj Rahit 789:Himyarites 721:Hadhramaut 681:region of 574:Hashemites 533:Sub-tribes 507:Abū Quḍāʿa 461: 685 335:See also: 281:Ibn Lahi'a 275:, and the 183:Background 24:بنو قضاعة‎ 1875:Abd-Shams 1814:Banu Kanz 1720:Banu Asad 1638:758278456 1611:Lewis, B. 1603:"Al-Kayn" 1563:Volume X: 1513:Volume V: 1500:Lewis, B. 1459:758278456 1432:Lewis, B. 1415:154370527 1407:0021-1818 1387:Der Islam 1354:495469456 1344:Volume I: 1331:Lewis, B. 1248:cite book 1219:cite book 1193:Watt 1978 688:foederati 392:Palestine 313:Azd Sarat 279:of Egypt 261:Himyarite 198:Banu Kalb 136:Byzantine 105:romanized 57:Al-Quḍāʿī 34:Himyarite 30:Ma'addite 2287:Part of 2194:Juhaynah 2072:Tha'laba 2052:Ghatafan 1834:Mustaliq 1824:Khath'am 1789:Al-Haram 1710:Banu Amr 1630:Iran–Kha 1621:(eds.). 1601:(1978). 1556:(eds.). 1534:"ʿUdhra" 1515:Khe–Mahi 1506:(eds.). 1488:"Kuḍāʿa" 1481:: 48–68. 1451:Iran–Kha 1442:(eds.). 1364:(1980). 1337:(eds.). 1311:"Bahrāʾ" 1309:(1960). 1285:(1994). 781:Madelung 733:pedigree 697:Bedouins 435:Marwan I 351:Damascus 325:Khath'am 218:Mu'awiya 81:Religion 62:Location 2263:Al Fadl 2236:Hanzala 2184:Balqayn 2157:Muharib 2133:Qushayr 2123:Khafaja 2086:Hawazin 2057:Dhubyan 2040:Taghlib 2023:Shayban 1983:Muzayna 1946:Madhhaj 1932:Khuthir 1870:Quraysh 1865:Jadhima 1829:Khuza'a 1794:Hudhayl 1750:Khazraj 769:Yazid I 691:of the 669:Balqayn 663:Yathrib 630:Baqqara 604:Palmyra 562:Fatimid 542:Juhayna 477:Maslama 359:Ghassan 269:Juhayna 238:Yazid I 232:of the 142:-based 107::  2308:Quda'a 2272:Thamud 2258:Jarrah 2248:Tanukh 2216:Sa'ida 2174:Bahra' 2169:Quda'a 2152:Bahila 2142:Sulaym 2096:Thaqif 2062:Fazara 2013:Hanifa 1998:Anizah 1988:Rabi'a 1971:Zubaid 1936:Lihyan 1892:Hashim 1880:Umayya 1856:Ghifar 1851:Damrah 1841:Kinana 1819:Kahlan 1809:Jurhum 1799:Judham 1784:Hamdan 1779:Bajila 1772:Zahran 1725:Ash'ar 1636:  1617:& 1571:  1552:& 1521:  1502:& 1475:Oriens 1457:  1438:& 1413:  1405:  1374:  1352:  1333:& 1295:  801:Kahlan 765:Qahtan 755:, the 729:Tanukh 713:Najran 683:Jordan 641:Bahra' 622:Ushmun 614:Akhmim 554:Fustat 519:Quda'a 469:Khalid 431:Ash'ar 380:Judham 371:Hamdan 347:Jordan 321:Bajila 190:Ma'add 172:Ma'add 168:Himyar 132:Arabia 124:Tanukh 111:Quḍāʿa 96:Arabic 92:Quda'a 76:Quda'a 2277:Yaman 2231:Tamim 2226:Shuja 2221:Shehr 2204:Salih 2164:Qedar 2147:Ghani 2128:Kilab 2116:Uqayl 2106:Hilal 2067:Murra 1978:Maqil 1966:Nukha 1941:Lakhm 1928:Kinda 1919:Zuhra 1904:Jumah 1897:Abbas 1804:Ju'fa 1767:Ghamd 1757:Bariq 1740:Ansar 1730:Aslam 1715:Anmar 1705:Amila 1605:. 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Index

Ma'addite
Himyarite

Nisba
Syria
Arabic
romanized
Arab
Kalb
Tanukh
Syria
Arabia
Byzantine
Syria
Umayyad Caliphate
Second Muslim Civil War
South Arabian
Yaman
Qays
rivalry for power and influence
Himyar
Ma'add
Ma'add
Syrian Desert
Banu Kalb
Syria
advent of Islam
Patricia Crone
Kinda
Mu'awiya

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