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Banu Adi
Banu
Adi
was a clan of the
Quraysh tribe
descended
from Adi
ibn
Ka'b
. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the
escort
that preceded the
Battle of Badr
; they did not join
Quraysh
further.
Notable
Members
Among the clan members can be found:
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Khattab ibn Nufayl:
father of
Caliph Omar
Zayd ibn al-Khattab ibn Nufayl
Sa'īd
bin
Zayd
Fatimah bint al-Khattab
Zayd ibn Umar: son of
Caliph Umar
Abdullah ibn Umar: son of
Caliph
Umar
Hafsa bint Umar:
wife
of
Muhammad
Al-Shifa' bint Abdullah: the only
literate
female
sahaba
Abu Turab al-Zahiri: born in
India
of
Arab Indian
descent