| Nakha' نخع | |
|---|---|
| Qahtanite | |
.png) Banner of Nakha' at the Battle of Siffin | |
| Location | Yemen |
| Parent tribe | Madh'hij |
| Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
The Nakha (Arabic: النُخَع) were an Arab tribe of Yemen. It is a branch of the much larger Madhhij tribe. They have converted to Islam by Muadh ibn Jabal During the 7th century, they participated in the Islamic conquests. The tribe has notable historical figures such as Malik ibn al-Harith, Alqama ibn Qays and al-Nakhai.
Al-Hamdani had mentioned the Nukha tribe in his book Sifat Jazirat al Arab (Description of the Arabian Peninsula) (900 AD).
References
- لب اللباب في معرفة الأنساب ج٣ ص ٣٠٤
- تاريخ الطبري مج 1 ص 793
- al-Hamdani, al-Hasan. David H. Müller (ed.). Geography of the Arabian Peninsula.
| Historical Arab tribes | |
|---|---|
| These prefixes ignored in the alphabetical ordering: Al, Bani, Banu. | |
| Part of Arab tribes |