Genealogy

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) belongs to Adnanis that is one of the two biggest Arabic tribes. The Adnanis are also known as Ismailites named after the Prophet Ismael, the son of Abraham. While the genealogy of Prophet Muhammad that extends twenty-one generations back to Adnan is accepted reliable, even he himself has pointed to the uncertainty of the rest. The uncontested line of his genealogy that is confirmed by all Islamic sources follows Muhammad b. Abdallah b. Abd al-Muttalib b. Hashim b. Abd menaf b. Qusay b. Kilab b. Murra b. Ka’b b. Luay b. Ghalib b. Fihr b. Malik b. Nadr b. Kinana b. Khuzayma b. Mudrike b. Ilyas b. Mudar b. Nidhar b. Maad b. Adnan.

Hadith of The Day

عن النبي صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال‏"‏ لَيْسَ الْوَاصِلُ بِالْمُكَافِئِ، وَلَكِنِ الْوَاصِلُ الَّذِي إِذَا قَطَعَتْ رَحِمُهُ وَصَلَهَا ‏"

The Prophet said, "Al-wasil [a considerate, inseperable friend] is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives, but al-wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of kinship with him." (Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), 15)