The Problem of the Origin of the Ahâbish Tribes: A Discussion on Ansab Literature

Muhammet Duman

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The Problem of the Origin of the Ahâbish Tribes: A Discussion on Ansab Literature

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Duman

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.771-786

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304502

pISSN:

2149-0767

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 The Ahabish tribes were a group of tribes who lived in and around Mecca and adopted a Bedouin lifestyle. These tribes had been recognised as the traditional allies of the Quraysh since pre-Islamic times, and they maintained their loyalty throughout the Risalah period. Contemporary scholars disagree on the origin of the Ahabish tribes. The reason for this disagreement is whether the word Abyssinia is related to Abyssinia or not. However, these debates have not considered the literature of Ansab. This study will attempt to examine the origin of the Ehâbish tribes within the framework of pre-Islamic narratives through the genealogical tables in the Ansāb and Tabāq literature. To this end, we will first discuss the debates on the etymological origin of the word al-Ahābish, which have attracted the attention of contemporary scholars. We will then attempt to draw up a genealogy of these tribes through a comparative analysis of the scattered and incomplete information found in early Islamic historical sources. It will be concluded that al-Hāris b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, who is mentioned among the Ehābish tribes, is in fact al-Hāris b. Baqr b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, that these tribes were related to each other through Umm al-Hārīja, that they may have migrated from southern Arabia to Mecca in the mid-fourth century AD, and that their origins should have been in southern Arabia. Their origins should be seen as the social class of abnâ sons, which arose from the intimacy they established with the local population after the Abyssinians conquered southern Arabia. The alliance hilf of these tribes with the Quraysh will make important contributions to the understanding of the culture of patronage in the Arab tribal tradition and to debates in the modern period.

 The Ahabish tribes were a group of tribes who lived in and around Mecca and adopted a Bedouin lifestyle. These tribes had been recognised as the traditional allies of the Quraysh since pre-Islamic times, and they maintained their loyalty throughout the Risalah period. Contemporary scholars disagree on the origin of the Ahabish tribes. The reason for this disagreement is whether the word Abyssinia is related to Abyssinia or not. However, these debates have not considered the literature of Ansab. This study will attempt to examine the origin of the Ehâbish tribes within the framework of pre-Islamic narratives through the genealogical tables in the Ansāb and Tabāq literature. To this end, we will first discuss the debates on the etymological origin of the word al-Ahābish, which have attracted the attention of contemporary scholars. We will then attempt to draw up a genealogy of these tribes through a comparative analysis of the scattered and incomplete information found in early Islamic historical sources. It will be concluded that al-Hāris b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, who is mentioned among the Ehābish tribes, is in fact al-Hāris b. Baqr b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, that these tribes were related to each other through Umm al-Hārīja, that they may have migrated from southern Arabia to Mecca in the mid-fourth century AD, and that their origins should have been in southern Arabia. Their origins should be seen as the social class of abnâ sons, which arose from the intimacy they established with the local population after the Abyssinians conquered southern Arabia. The alliance hilf of these tribes with the Quraysh will make important contributions to the understanding of the culture of patronage in the Arab tribal tradition and to debates in the modern period.

 The Ahabish tribes were a group of tribes who lived in and around Mecca and adopted a Bedouin lifestyle. These tribes had been recognised as the traditional allies of the Quraysh since pre-Islamic times, and they maintained their loyalty throughout the Risalah period. Contemporary scholars disagree on the origin of the Ahabish tribes. The reason for this disagreement is whether the word Abyssinia is related to Abyssinia or not. However, these debates have not considered the literature of Ansab. This study will attempt to examine the origin of the Ehâbish tribes within the framework of pre-Islamic narratives through the genealogical tables in the Ansāb and Tabāq literature. To this end, we will first discuss the debates on the etymological origin of the word al-Ahābish, which have attracted the attention of contemporary scholars. We will then attempt to draw up a genealogy of these tribes through a comparative analysis of the scattered and incomplete information found in early Islamic historical sources. It will be concluded that al-Hāris b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, who is mentioned among the Ehābish tribes, is in fact al-Hāris b. Baqr b. ʿAbdumānāt b. Kināna, that these tribes were related to each other through Umm al-Hārīja, that they may have migrated from southern Arabia to Mecca in the mid-fourth century AD, and that their origins should have been in southern Arabia. Their origins should be seen as the social class of abnâ sons, which arose from the intimacy they established with the local population after the Abyssinians conquered southern Arabia. The alliance hilf of these tribes with the Quraysh will make important contributions to the understanding of the culture of patronage in the Arab tribal tradition and to debates in the modern period.

 Ehâbiş kabileleri Mekke ve çevresinde meskun, bedevi bir yaşam biçimi benimsemiş kabileler topluluğudur. İslam öncesinden beri Kureyşin geleneksel müttefikleri olarak tanınan bu kabileler risâlet döneminde de bağlılıklarını sürdürmüşlerdir. Çağdaş araştırmacılar Ehâbiş kabilelerinin kökeni konusunda ihtilafa düşmüşlerdir. Bu ihtilafın sebebi Ehâbiş kelimesinin Habeşistanla ilgili olup olmadığıyla ilgilidir. Ancak bu tartışmalarda ensâb literatürü dikkate alınmamıştır. Bu araştırma Ehâbiş kabilelerinin kökenini, İslam öncesi rivayetler çerçevesinde ensâb ve tabakat literatüründeki soy cetvelleri üzerinden incelemeye çalışacaktır. Bunun için öncelikle ehâbiş kelimesinin çağdaş araştırmacılar arasında ilgi gören etimolojik kökeni hakkındaki tartışmalar ele alınacaktır. Daha sonra ilk dönem İslam Tarihi kaynaklarında dağınık ve eksik bir şekilde bulunan bilgiler karşılaştırmalı bir şekilde ele alınarak bu kabilelerin şeceresini çıkarmaya çalışacağız. Böylece, Ehâbiş kabileler arasında zikredilen Hâris b. Abdümenât b. Kinânenin aslında Hâris b. Bekr b. Abdümenât b. Kinâne olduğu, bu kabilelerin Ümmü Hârice kanalıyla akrabalık ilişkilerinin bulunduğu, Mekkeye Güney Arabistandan miladi IV. asrın ortasında gelmiş olabilecekleri, kökenlerinin Habeşlilerin Güney Arabistanı ele geçirdikten sonra yerel halkla kurdukları sıhri yakınlıkla ortaya çıkan sosyal sınıf Ebnâ oğullar gibi değerlendirilmesi gerektiği araştırmada ulaşılan veriler arasındadır. Bu kabilelerin Kureyş ile gerçekleştirdikleri ittifak hilf Arap kabile geleneğindeki himaye kültürünün anlaşılmasına ve modern dönemde yapılan tartışmalara önemli katkılar sağlayacaktır.

Makale detayları

The Problem of the Origin of the Ahâbish Tribes: A Discussion on Ansab Literature

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Duman

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.771-786

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304502

pISSN:

2149-0767

Ansab

Tribe

Ahabish Tribes

Paronage

QurayshEnsab

kabile

Ehabiş Kabileler

Hilf

Kureyş

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Muhammet Duman

Yayıncı: Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Dergi: Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.771-786

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001304502

pISSN: 2149-0767

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Duman

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 3, pp.771-786

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304502

pISSN:

2149-0767