Banu Ash'ar
Banu al-Ash'ar (Arabic: بنو الأشعر; Ancient South Arabian: , ʾs²ʿrn) also known as al-Ashaira (Arabic: الأشاعرة) is a Qahtanite tribe that inhabited Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula. The companion of the prophet, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari is a member of this tribe.
| Banu Ash'ar بنو الأشعر | |
|---|---|
| Qahtanite Arab | |
Banner of Banu Ash'ar | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Ash'ari الأشعري |
| Location | Yemen, Palestine |
| Descended from | Nabat ibn Udad |
| Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
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