Al-Ali (tribe) - Other Three Al-Azd Branches

Other Three Al-Azd Branches

Al-Azd tribe is one of the major pre-Islamic Arab tribes. In addition to the aforementioned Khuza'a (Haritha) branch who settled in Hijaz and Mecca, the other three sons of Amr Ibn Muzaqiba have led the other 3 branches of Al-Azd in 3rd century AD to various destinations, after the flooding of their city Ma'arab, when its dam had been destroyed by a deluge:

1. Azd Oman– descendants of Imran Ibn Amr Ibn Muzaqiba, who were established in western Arabia and invaded Karman and Shiraz in southern Persia.
2. Ghassanids who are (Azd Syria) – descendants of Jafna Ibn Amr Ibn Muzaqiba, who make the majority of the Arab Christians in Lebanon.
3. Azd Yathrib – descendants of Tha’laba Ibn Amr Ibn Muzaqiba, of his seed are Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj descendents of his son Haritha Ibn Tha’alaba who are collectively called The Ansar( Arabic for Supporters of Prophet Muhammad who produced the great Nasrid dynasty in Granada in Andalus (Spain).