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The great ancestor of the two tribes, [['Amr b. 'Amir]] is known as Muzayqiya; and Aws and Khazraj were the two sons of Haritha b. Tha'laba b. 'Amr b. 'Amir. Their bloodline reaches to the tribe [[Banu Quda'a]] through their mother, named Qayla bt. Kahil; so Aws and Khazraj also had named themselves as Banu Qayla. | The great ancestor of the two tribes, [['Amr b. 'Amir]] is known as Muzayqiya; and Aws and Khazraj were the two sons of Haritha b. Tha'laba b. 'Amr b. 'Amir. Their bloodline reaches to the tribe [[Banu Quda'a]] through their mother, named Qayla bt. Kahil; so Aws and Khazraj also had named themselves as Banu Qayla. | ||
Aws is short of Aws Manat which shows their connection to one of famous idols of [[the age of ignorance]]. Khazraj means strong wind or southern breeze<ref> | Aws is short of Aws Manat which shows their connection to one of famous idols of [[the age of ignorance]]. Khazraj means strong wind or southern breeze<ref>Ibn Manzur, under the word "Khazraj"</ref>. | ||
==History of residence in Yathrib== | ==History of residence in Yathrib== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Ibn Manzur. ''Lisan''. n.d. | |||
* Sharif, Ahmad Ibrahim. ''Mecca & Medina fi al-jahiliyya wa 'ahd al-Rasul''. Cairo: Dar al-fikr al-'arabi, n.d. | |||
* Al-Shaykh al-Tusi, Hasan. ''Al-Tibyan'', Ed. Ahmad Habib Qasir 'Amili. Beirut: Dar al-turath al-'arabi, n.d. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||