Al Zarqan

Al Zarqan (Arabic: الزرقان, single Zarqani) is a Sunni Muslim tribe, said to belong to the family of Muhammad.[1]

Al-Zarqan Tribe Al-Zarqan is an Arab Qurashi Hashemite tribe that traces its lineage to the family of the Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him). They are present in most parts of the Arab world, and they have had a recognized role in many Arab revolutions against colonialism and foreign occupation in both the eastern and western Arab regions. A person affiliated with the tribe is called "Zurqani" (pronounced with the Hijazi Qaf), and the plural is "Zarqan."

Origin of the Al-Zarqan Tribe The Al-Zarqan tribe traces its roots to the Arabian Peninsula, specifically from the Najd region. The tribe has extensions into Hejaz, Yemen, Iraq, and the Levantine desert. The Zarqan of Saudi Arabia and some Zarqan in Iraq originate from the Qahtani tribes, who migrated from Yemen following the collapse of the Ma’rib Dam in 452 CE. There are also Adnanite Zarqan, including those in Ahvaz, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and Libya.

Origin of the Name The name "Al-Zarqan" is attributed to their ancestor Musa Al-Azraq ("Musa the Blue-Eyed"), who had blue eyes and would apply black kohl to them. They trace back to a common ancestor named Hamdan, who had five sons: Eid, Ushbah, Arid, Sammaq, and Ma‘mar.

Some members of the tribe also claim the name "Zarqan" comes from the Zarqan bird, a bird of prey that resembles a hawk or goshawk. Others say the name refers to the "blue tips of spears" (zuraq al-asinna) due to their shimmering blue appearance, with the tribe being named in resemblance to them.

Other If this is accurate, they are among the Arab giants, the Banu Amaliq (see Nihayat al-Arab, p.150 by Al-Qalqashandi). Amaliq descended from Aram ibn Sam ibn Noah (peace be upon him). They were a great nation famed for their height and stature. Al-Tabari says they spread across regions: some settled in the Levant (Jordan desert), some were kings of Iraq, others giants of the Levant and Pharaohs of Egypt.

There are also Adnanite Zarqan, such as the Zarqan of Libya. A weak narration linked Zarqan directly to Rabiah, but it was refuted and deemed politically motivated due to tribal and political dynamics in Ahvaz, Iraq, and Arabia over the past five centuries.

The Zarqan are considered Ashraf (noble descendants of the Prophet’s family) by the Circle of Ashraf in Libya, the Supreme Genealogy Authority in Iraq, the tribal genealogists in Ahvaz, Yemen, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The Libyan Zarqan believe they descend from Al-Hasan ibn Ali (peace be upon him).


They lived in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, southern Tunisia, Jordan[2] and Ahvaz.[3]

Sources

  1. ^ Dictionary of Iraqi tribes, Part I, p. 336 - معجم القبائل العراقية (in Arabic)
  2. ^ The Religion of Al Zarqan - معجم القبائل (in Arabic)
  3. ^ Places of proliferation (in Arabic)

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