Quraysh Tribe - Clans

Clans

Quraysh branched out into various sub-clans, who in turn branched out into yet further sub-clans. Roughly the division corresponded to the family lines of the current chieftain of that clan having sons.

• Banu Quraysh — Quraysh was divided into several sub-clans.

• Banu Abd-al-dar — sub-clan of Quraysh
• Banu Abd Manaf — sub-clan of Quraysh

• Banu Nawfal — sub-clan of Banu Abd Manaf, clan of Mut`im ibn ‘Adi
• Banu Muttalib — sub-clan of Banu Abd Manaf
• Banu Hashim — sub-clan of Banu Abd Manaf, clan of Muhammad.
• Banu Abd Shams — sub-clan of Banu Abd Manaf, parent clan of Banu Umayyah.

• Banu Umayyah — sub-clan of Banu Abd Shams, clan of Abu Sufyan and Uthman ibn Affan

• Banu Makhzum — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• Banu Zuhrah — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas
• Banu Taym — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Abu Bakr
• Banu Adi — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Umar ibn al-Khattab
• Banu Asad (Quraysh) — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr and Khadijah
• Banu Jumah — sub-clan of Quraysh
• Banu Sahm — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Amr ibn al-As