
The Banu Daws (Arabic: بنو دوس) was one of the clans of Arabia during Muhammad’s era. Located south of Mecca, it is a branch of the Zahran tribe,[1] among its leaders was Tufayl ibn Amr, one of Muhammad’s companions.[2] Abu Hurayra, another companion, also hails from the Daws tribe.
Islamic Prophecy
There are Islamic prophecies with regard to the end times (یوم القيامة) that have quoted the tribe; a well-known one is narrated by Abu Hurayra, documented in Sahih al-Bukhari:
أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمقَالَ ”لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَضْطَرِبَ أَلَيَاتُ نِسَاءِ دَوْسٍ عَلَى ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ”. وَذُو الْخَلَصَةَ طَاغِيَةُ دَوْسٍ الَّتِي كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.[3]
Translation:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws move while going round Dhu’l-Khalasa.” Dhu’l-Khalasa was the idol of the Daws tribe which they used to worship in the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance.[3]
People
- Tufayl ibn Amr — Chief
- Abu Hurayra
See also
- Islam
- Quraysh — tribe of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
- Banu Hashim — clan of the Quraysh and Muhammad
References
- ^ “May 1968. – White Rose eTheses Online” (PDF).
- ^ Haykal, Muhammad Husayn; Islamic Book Trust (1 May 1994). The Life of Muhammad. Trans. Isma’il Razi A. al-Faruqi. The Other Press. p. 454. ISBN 978-983-9154-17-7.
- ^ a b Sahih al-Bukhari 7116 In-book reference: Book 92 (كتاب الفتن; Book of trials), Hadith 63