Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat

{{Infobox tribe

| name = Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat

| local name = بكر بن عبد مناة

| type = Adnanite Arabs

| nisba = Bakri

| location = Hijaz

| descended = Bakr, son of 'Abd Manat, son of Kinana

| ethnicity = Arab

| religion =

South Arabian polytheism (until 630 CE)
Islam (currently)

| image = File:AllatHatra.jpg

| caption = The three goddesses of pre-Islamic Arabia; al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat. 'Abd Manat means "servant of Manat."

| image_size = 160px

}}

File:Pre_Islamic_Arabian_Tribes_(Harold_Dixon).svg in 600 AD, showing the various Arab tribes and their areas of settlement. The Lakhmids (yellow) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Sasanian Empire, while the Ghassanids (red) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Roman Empire A map published by the British academic Harold Dixon during World War I, showing the presence of the Arab tribes in West Asia, 1914]]

Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat (Arabic: بكر بن عبد مناة) also known as Banu Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat or simply Banu Bakr is an Arab tribe located in the Hijaz region of the Arabian Peninsula. They are maternal cousins of the Quraysh tribal confederation and were rivals to them before the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE. Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat is also divided into four clans, all of which are now predominantly Muslim.

Tribal Lineage

Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat is descended from Bakr, who is the son of 'Abd Manat, who in turn is the son of Kinana.{{Cite book |last=Ibn Hazm |url=http://lib.eshia.ir/40506/1/465/%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A9 |title=Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab |publisher=Al-Hakawati |year=2014 |isbn=9957699148 |chapter=These are the tribes of Kinana}}{{Cite book |last=al-Ash'ari |first=Abu al-Hajjaj |url=https://shamela.ws/book/487/7 |title=كتاب التعريف بالأنساب والتنويه بذوي الأحساب |publisher=Dar Al Manar |year=1990 |location=Jordan |language=Arabic |trans-title=The Book of Defining Lineages and Praising Those of Noble Lineage}} The full lineage is as follows; Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat ibn Kinana ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan. Hence, they are an Adnanite tribe and also descended from the Mudar tribal group.

= Clans =

There are four clans of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat:

Banu Damrah
Banu Du'al
Banu Laith
Banu Mudlij

Relations with other tribes

= Khuza'ah =

Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat collaborated with the Banu Khuza'ah to expel the Jurhum tribe from Mecca after the Jurhum had started unfairly imposing taxes on the pilgrims at the Kaaba.Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2008). The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet. Dar-us-Salam Publications. {{Isbn|978-9960899558|}} In later years, however, the Bakr showed aggression against the Banu Khuza'ah who had become Muslims; this was one of the factors which led to the Conquest of Mecca which was led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 630 CE.Muhammad ibn ‘Umar-al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi (Beirut: Muassassat al-‘Alami, 1989), Vol. 2, pp. 782-783.

= Quraysh =

The Quraysh and Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are maternal cousin tribes. They have had a few rivalries in the pre-Islamic period, such the conflict of Dhat Naqif which stemmed from the Bakr holding a grudge against the Quraysh due to the takeover of Mecca by Qusayy ibn Kilab.{{Cite book |last=Ibn al-Athir |url=https://www.islamweb.net/ar/library/content/126/167/%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81 |title=Al-Kāmil fi at-Tārikh |publisher=Dar Al Sader |year=1231 |location=Beirut, Lebanon |publication-date=2009}}

Religion

The Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat were followers of South Arabian polytheism. After the Conquest of Mecca, majority of the Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat converted to Islam.{{Cite web |title=بكر بن عبد مناة وش يرجعون.. جميع المعلومات عن قبيلة بكر بن مناة |url=https://new.saudi-sah.net/news334.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=new.saudi-sah.net |language=ar}} Notable early Muslims from the Bakr include Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, one of the Sahaba and an early convert to Islam. Other Muslims include Abu Waqid al-Laithi, who was a Sahaba as well and also a narrator of Hadith.

Present day

Descendants of Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat are still alive to this day, and they live not only in the Hijaz region of Arabia, but also in Jordan and Egypt.

References

Category:Arab ethnic groups

Bakr ibn Abd Manat

Category:Tribes of Saudi Arabia

Category:Kinana