Banu Khazraj

The Banu Khazraj (Arabic: بنو خزرج) is a large Qahtanite Arab tribe. They were also in Medina during Muhammad's era, where they still exist. Banu Khazraj exists in multiple Arab countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.^[1]

The Banu Khazraj are a South Arabian Qahtanite tribe that were pressured out of South Arabia as a result of the destruction of the Marib Dam. Along with their cousin tribe, the Aws, they migrated to Yathrib, later known as Medina. ^{[2] [3]}