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The Lineage of the Prophet ﷺ

His forefathers generation by generation, from his father Abdullah back to Adnan, a descendant of Ismail.

Original text & sources

  • Genealogy & Year of the Elephant — Episode 5

    “That our Prophet PBUH is Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr ibn Kinana ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan.”

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In order21

  1. Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib
    Banu Hashim
    #1 · Father
  2. Abdul Muttalib
    Banu Hashim
    #2 · Grandfather
  3. Hashim
    Quraysh
    #3 · Great-grandfather
  4. Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy
    Quraysh
    #4
  5. Qusayy ibn Kilab
    Quraysh
    #5
  6. Kilab ibn Murrah
    Quraysh
    #6
  7. Murrah ibn Ka'b
    Quraysh
    #7
  8. Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy
    Quraysh
    #8
  9. Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib
    Quraysh
    #9
  10. Ghalib ibn Fihr
    Quraysh
    #10
  11. Fihr ibn Malik
    Quraysh
    #11
  12. Malik ibn al-Nadr
    Kinana
    #12
  13. Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah
    Kinana
    #13
  14. Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah
    Kinana
    #14
  15. Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah
    #15
  16. Mudrikah ibn Ilyas
    #16
  17. Ilyas ibn Mudar
    #17
  18. Mudar ibn Nizar
    #18
  19. Nizar ibn Ma'ad
    #19
  20. Ma'ad ibn Adnan
    #20
  21. Adnan
    #21 · Descendant of Ismail