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The following is the list of chiefs who are said to have ruled the Ḥijāz, and to have been the lineal ancestors of Muḥammad, as far as ʿAdnān:—

A.D. 538 ʿAbdu ʾllāh, the father of Muḥammad. 505 ʿAbdu ʾl-Mut̤t̤alib. 472 Hāshim. 439 ʿAbd Manāf. 406 Quṣaiy. 373 Kilāb. 340 Murrah. 307 Kaʿab. 274 Luwaiy. 241 Ghālib. 208 Fihr or Quraish. 175 Mālik. 142 an-Naẓr. 109 Kinānah. 76 Khuzaimah. 43 Mudrikah. 10 al-Yaʾs. B.C. 23 Muẓar. 56 Nizār. 89 Maʿadd. 122 ʿAdnān.

The period between Ishmael and ʿAdnān is variously estimated, some reckoning forty, others only seven, generations. The authority of Abū ʾl-Fidāʾ, who makes it ten, is that generally followed by the Arabs, being founded on a tradition of one of Muḥammad’s wives. Making every allowance, however, for patriarchal longevity, even forty generations are insufficient to extend over a space of nearly 2,500 years. From ʿAdnān to Muḥammad the genealogy is considered certain, comprehending twenty-one generations, and nearly 160 different tribes, all branching off from the same parent stem.