Islamic History
The Arrival of the Banu Hanifa Representatives in Medina and Their Conversion to Islam
The Banu Hanifa are from the tribes of Rebia b. Nizar, who are descendants of Adnan[490]. The ancestral lineage of the Banu Hanifa is as follows: Banu Hanifa b. Lujaym, b. Sa’b, b. Aliyy, b. Bakr, b. Wa’il[491]. From Banu Hanifa b. Lujaym…‘descend: 1. Banu Dhu’l b. Hanifa, 2. Banu Adiyy b. Hanifa, 3. Banu Amir b. Hanifa, 4. Banu Suhaym b. Murra, b. Dhu’l b. Hanifa… and other tribes[492]. The settlement of the Banu Hanifa is Yamama, whose old name was Jaww[493]. Yamama is named after Yemameh bint Sahm b. Tasm or because a woman named Yemameh bint Murra from the Jadhila tribe was crucified at its gate[494]. Yamama was the settlement of Tasm and Jadhila. The distance between Yamama and Bahrain is ten days. Yamama is counted among the regions of Najd. It is the most beautiful and fertile of the regions, with the most fruit and date palm trees[495][496].