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The great ancestor of the two tribes, 'Amr b. 'Amir is known as Muzayqiyya, 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 Muzayqiyya, 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 | Aws is short for "Aws Manat" which shows their connection to one of the famous idols of [[the age of ignorance]]. Khazraj means strong or southern wind.<ref>Ibn Manzur, under the word "Khazraj"</ref> | ||
==Residence in Yathrib== | ==Residence in Yathrib== | ||