Banu Adi () was a clan of the Quraysh tribe descended from Adi ibn Ka'b. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr; they did not join Quraysh further.

Notable members

Clan members include:

  • Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph.
  • Zayd ibn al-Khattab, (died 632) companion of Muḥammad and the brother of Umar.
  • Sa'id bin Zayd, (died 671) companion of Muḥammad.
  • Zayd ibn Amr: (died 605) was a monotheist who lived in Mecca before Islam and father of Sa'id bin Zayd.
  • Khattab ibn Nufayl: father of Caliph Umar
  • Fatimah bint al-Khattab
  • Zayd ibn Umar: son of Umar
  • Abdullah ibn Umar: son of Caliph Umar
  • Hafsa bint Umar: wife of Muhammad
  • Al-Shifa' bint Abdullah: the only literate female sahaba
  • Asim ibn Umar: son of Umar, one of the Tabi‘in.
  • Salim ibn Abd-Allah (d. 728) was the Tabi‘un, scholar and hadith narrator. He was the grandson of Umar.
  • Barrah bint Awf, maternal grandmother of Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza and great-great-grandmother of Muhammad

See also

  • Family tree of Umar

References