Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah

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Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah
كنانة بن خزيمة
Family tree showing descent of Muhammad and the Arabian tribes (including Quraysh) from Adnan
Forefather of Quraysh
Personal details
Born	Estimated 3rd–2nd millennium BCE Tihamah, Arabian Peninsula
Died	Estimated 2nd millennium BCE
Resting place	Arabian Peninsula
Spouse	Barrah bint Murr (according to some genealogies)
Children	An-Nadr ibn Kinana
Parents	Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah (father) Salma bint Aslam (attributed in some sources) (mother)
Known for	Ancestor of the Quraysh tribe, Founder of Banu Kinana
Religion	Hanif (pre-Islamic monotheism)

Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah (Arabic: كنانة بن خزيمة) was an Arab tribal ancestor, traditionally recognized as the progenitor of the Kinana tribe. He is a key figure in Arab genealogy, particularly as an ancestor of the Quraysh, the tribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[1]