Ghalib ibn Fihr


Ghalib ibn Fihr, is counted among the direct ancestors of Muhammad. In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by twelve generations. He is the son of Malik bin An-Nadr who lived in Makkah.

History

The tradition states that Muhammad was the son of 'Abdullah, b. 'Abdu'I-Muttalib, b. Hashim, b. Abd Manaf, b. Qusay, b. Kilab, b.
Murrah, b. Ka'b, b. Lu'ayy, b. Ghalib, b. Fihr, b. Malik, b. al-Nadr, b.
Kinana, b. Khuzayma, b. Mudrika, b. Ilyas,
b. Mudar, b. Nizar, b. Ma'add, b. Adnan, b. Udd,....b. Ya'rub, b. Yashjub, b. Qedar, b. Isma'il, b. Ibrahim, the friend of the Compassionate.