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Banu Asad () is an Arab tribe, descended from Asad ibn Khuzayma. They are , powerful and one of the most famous and influential tribes. They are widely respected by many Arab tribes, respected by because they have buried the body of Husayn ibn Ali, his family ( ) and companions with the help of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the son of Husayn, and many martyrs from the Battle of Karbala are from the tribe. Today, many members of the tribe live in the Iraqi cities of , , , , , , , , Diyala and . There is a branch from the Banu Assad in Northern called who have migrated from the Hijaz to Sudan. There are also members of Bani Assad tribe in in the Khuzestan of Iran located with neighboring tribes of , Bani Malik, and other notable tribes.


Lineage
The Bani Asad are the patrilineal lineage originating from a man named bin Khuzaimah bin Mudrikah bin Ilyas bin Mudar bin Nizar bin Ma'ad bin ... bin bin Ismâʿīl () bin Ibrahim ().

The Asad tribe that exists today are from Mudar (Mudarites), from Khuzaimah to be exact, which makes them the cousins of the , who share with them the same ancestor Khuzaimah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar.

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History

Legacy of the Banu Asad
In the 6th century the Banu Asad revolted against the kingdom of kindah, A king of Kindah named Hujr was killed by the Banu Asad. Who is the father of the last king of kindah Imru' al-Qais, which started a long war between kindah with the help of some tribes like who were under them against the banu asad, the Himyarite Kingdom aided imru al-Qais in this war, the war results were the end of the kingdom of kindah and imru al-Qais fleeing nejd region, the illustrious Arabian mu'allaqat poet 'Abid bin al-Abras belonged to the Banu Asad and was fond of vaunting Hujr's murder. In the Namara inscription, Nasrid king of al-Hira, Imru al-Qays I ibn Amr claimed he killed two chiefs from Bani Assad, which is mentioned in where their nephew said a poem about her two uncles the Asadites "One came early to tell me of the death of the two best of Asad, 'Amr b. Mas'tid and the dependable chief (alsamad)".
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Banu Asad had their own of the prilgrimmage to before Islam.

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Migration to Iraq
The Banu Asad migrated to Iraq in the 7th century and settled in Kufa. They have settled near the banks of the river near Kufa and Karbala and have also settled in Basra and in Ahvaz, sharing land with the . The Bani Assad sided with Ali in the Battle of the Camel. Many and Ali are from the Bani Assad. The Bani Assad tribe sided with Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala, which took place on 10th, 61 (October 9 or 10, 680 CE) in Karbala, Iraq. Karbala: Chain of events Section – The Battle Many martyrs from the Bani Assad clan died with Husayn in the Battle of Karbala.


The Mazyadid emirate of the Banu Asad
In 998, Ali ben Mazyad, leader of the Baniu Asad tribe, established a virtually independent state in the Kufa area of Iraq. Backed by a powerful tribal army, the Mazyadids enjoyed great influence in the area for a century and a half. They acquired titles and subsidies from the in return for military services. Their most lasting achievement was the founding of Hillah, one of the main cities in Iraq, which became their capital in 1101 George Makdisi, Notes on Ḥilla and the Mazyadids in Medieval Islam, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 74, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1954), pp. 249 262. The originator of the Mazyadid name was a scholar, hadith narrator and chemist called Mazyad ben Mikhled al Sadaqa. Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani commented about the Mazyadid rulers, saying:


Members of the Bani Assad clan outside Iraq
Mansour Moosa Al-Mazeedi played an important role in developing the Constitution of Kuwait issued on January 29, 1963 as part of Al Majles Al Ta'sesy or Founding Parliament.Amiri Diwan, The Efforts of the Constituent Assembly, State of Kuwait 2006

The Al Mazeedi family are Shia in Iraq, dramatically increasing the influence of Shia minorities in Arabia. And there are also Al Mazeedi Shia families in Kuwait as well as Sunni. Recently it was discovered that some Al-Mazeedi family members migrated to Yemen a few hundred years ago and settled in the region of Hadhramaut. Their tribal name is Al-Mazyad or Banu Asad, their surnames or their family names is Assadi, Al-Assadi, or Al-Mazeedi, some (about 1,000) were also found in Oman and in India, primarily in the state of with ancestral concentration in a place called Thokur, a village in . A group of having Assadi as surname arrived at the Mangalore Port during the rule of . These speaking sailors claimed their ancestry from . They built a Community center by name Thokur Jamia Masjid in Thokur village of .


Fatalities from the Banu Asad in the Battle of Karbala
Habib ibn Muzahir (commander of the left flank), Muslim ibn Awsaja al-Asadi, Uns ibn Hars Asadi, Qais ibn Masher Asadi, Abu Samama Umru ibn Abdullah.


Burials
On the 13th of Muharram, three days after the massacre, members of the Banu Asad in Karbala had the honor of burying the bodies of Husayn, his family and their companions. The Banu Asad tribe is widely respected by other Shia Arab tribes. Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the 4th Twelver Shia Imam, helped the Banu Asad tribe to bury the martyred bodies and helped them to identify the bodies of Husayn ibn Ali, his father, and the Ahl al-Bayt and their companions.


Modern Clans
All clans are related which goes back to the same of ancestor of Asad bin Khuzayma.


Āl Ghrēj (Gharīq)
Source:العزاوي، عشائر العراق، ج 4، ص 44؛ العامري، القاموس العشائري العراقي، ج 1، ص 33.
    • Āl Shari'
    • Āl Haj Yacoub
    • Āl Hilala
    • Āl Hamoudi

Among them are in the Al-Mashurab area between Al-Hindiya and Tuwayraj on the outskirts of Karbala. They are:

    • Elbuganim
    • Elbo Dhahi
    • Elbo Magdy
    • Elbo Bahr
    • Elbo Majzim

Among them are in Najaf and Ahvaz:العامري، القاموس العشائري العراقي، ج 1، ص 33.

    • The Tarahians

Among them in Karbala:

    • Āl Kammounah

Among them are:

    • Āl Sheikh Jaafar
    • Āl Khudari
    • Āl Sheikh Aliwi

Among them in Kirkuk:

    • Āl Naftji


Al Sheikhs
Source:الكوراني، سلسلة القبائل العربية في العراق (بنو أسد بن خزيمة)، ص 13.

Their leadership is in Āl Khayun.

  • Āl Khayun
    • Āl Hassan
    • Āl Jayyid
    • Āl Janaah
    • Āl Sheikh

And their other sub-clans are

  • Āl Wanis
    • Āl Freeh
    • Āl Khaitan
    • Āl Badir
    • Āl Ghaithan
    • Āl Jasim
    • Āl Sh'haf
    • Āl Tarshaan
    • Āl Hamad
    • Āl Khamees

  • Āl Abbas
    • Elbu Sodah
    • Elbu Sidyo
    • Elbu Zahroon

  • Āl 'Aneesy (isa)
    • Āl Sahr
    • Āl Ataab
    • Āl Sweenij


The Haddadin
Source:الكوراني، سلسلة القبائل العربية في العراق (بنو أسد بن خزيمة)، ص 13.

Al-Haddadin

    • Āl Rasheeda
    • Āl Mas'ood
    • Āl Sajiyah
    • Āl Shneen
    • Āl Awaad
    • Āl Hjool
    • Āl Hlool
    • Āl Asghar
  • Bani 'Askari
    • Āl Abdul Ameer
    • Āl A'beed
    • Āl Sheikh Ali
    • Āl Sh'haab

  • Āl Khaṭir
    • Āl Shabib

  • There are Sayyids who have joined the Bani Assad tribe, in southern Iraq many centuries ago
  • There are more tribes and clans of Banu Asad


Leading personalities
  • Habib bin Muzahir Al-Asadi
  • Muslim ibn Awsaja Al-Asadi
  • al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi
  • Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi
  • Muhammad ibn Uthman Al-Asadi
  • Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud Al-Asadi
  • Dhiraar bin Al-Azwar Al-Asadi
  • Maytham al-Tammar Al-Asadi
  • Wabisa ibn Ma'bad al-Asadi


See also
  • List of battles of Muhammad


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