Banī Lām
A Ṭayyiʾ tribe recorded moving from northern Arabia into Iraq and Khuzestan.
- Grouping
- Ṭayyiʾ (Qaḥṭānī)
- Recorded movement
- Northern Arabia into Iraq and Khuzestan
Overview
Banī Lām are reckoned to Ṭayyiʾ. The sources record them in northern Arabia and then, from the later medieval period, across the country into Iraq and beyond toward Khuzestan — one of the better-documented tribal movements out of the Peninsula toward the north-east, as against the more frequently told westward and northward ones.
On lineage
Branch lists and affiliations here are given as reported by the classical genealogists, who themselves disagree. Nothing on this page establishes any living family's descent: a shared name may reflect descent, alliance (ḥilf) or clientage (walāʾ).
Frequently asked questions
Where did Banī Lām move?
The sources record them from northern Arabia into Iraq and toward Khuzestan — a north-eastward movement, less often told than the westward ones.
Sources
- ابن حزم الأندلسي، جمهرة أنساب العرب، 456هـ — أنساب طيّئ
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-28