The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 64
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 64 2. ‘Arab-e-Musta‘ribah: Refers to the people who immigrated and thus inhabited Arabia. Among them are predominantly the children of Ishmael as , son of Abraham as , who settled in Ḥijāz. They are also referred to as ‘Adnānī, for among the children of Ishmael as the most significant individual from which these people spread was a man named ‘ Adnān. Gradually, the Banū ‘Adnān were also divided into many smaller branches and dispersed to various parts of the country. The Quraish, into which the Holy Prophet sa was born, were also a branch of the Banū ‘Adnān. As shall become apparent ahead, the Quraish were the most powerful and influential tribe among the ‘Arab-e-Musta‘ribah at the time of the advent of Islām. In regards to the ‘Arab-e-Musta‘ribah it should be kept in mind that ‘Adnān was born many generations after the Prophet Ishmael as. However, there is a disaccord in the narrations relevant to the genealogical links of Ishmael as and ‘Adnān. Therefore, various non- Muslim historians have found the opportunity to raise objections as to whether the Holy Prophet sa was even among the descendants of Ishmael as. However, the narrations of Arabia unanimously concur that Ishmael as immigrated and settled in Arabia. Moreover, the narrations of Arabia are also unanimous in the fact that ‘Adnān was among the descendants of Ishmael as. Therefore, with regards to the connecting genealogical links of these two individuals, a dissention in opinion does not at all affect the actual issue at hand. 1 In any case, the genealogical tree of the eminent tribe of ‘Adnān is provided below: (Refer to the following page) 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Part 1, p. 152, Al-Maqṣadul-Awwalu fī Tashfīrifillāhi Ta‘āla, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)