Subaie' ( Arabic : سبيع , also spelled Alsubaie' , Sbei' , and Subei ) is an Arabian tribe living in the center of southern Najd .
5-481: The family is of North Arabian ( Adnanite ) stock, and traces its lineage to the large, ancient tribe of Banu 'Amir , also known as 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'a, who came to dominate central Arabia in the medieval period. Al-Subaies were Prophet Mohammed's knights. Also, they were the knights of Saudi 1, Saudi 2, and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until now. At the turn of the 20th century, they comprised both nomadic ( bedouin ) and sedentary sections. The original grazing lands of
10-812: The 'Adnanites'. According to the Arab tradition, The Adnanites are the Northern Arabs , unlike the Qahtanite Arabs of southern Arabia , who are descended from Qahtan , son of the Islamic prophet Hūdʿ . According to Arab genealogical tradition, the Adnanites are descended from Adnan whom in turn is descended from Ishmael. whereas the Qahtanites of Southern Arabia (Yemen) are the original, pure Arabs. According to some modern historians,
15-685: The Middle East. Among the tribe's members are: Adnanite The Adnanites ( Arabic : عدنانيون ) were a tribal confederation of the Ishmaelite Arabs , who trace their lineage back to Ishmael son of the Islamic prophet and patriarch Abraham and his wife Hagar through Adnan , who originate from the Hejaz . The Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged to the Quraysh tribe of
20-545: The family's bedouins had been the region of Ranyah and Kurmah, on the border between Nejd and 'Asir . They ended up roaming the areas of central Nejd around Riyadh , along with the closely related family of the Suhool . Some sections, though, moved further north, where they later established the town of Rumah. Today, they are mostly found in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. The sedentary members, on
25-480: The other hand, have mostly resided in central Arabia for centuries, a possible legacy of Banu 'Amir's heyday. Families that belong to Subay' can be found in practically every town in the region, making up a disproportionate amount of central Arabia's traditional sedentary population. Subaie's population is nearly 5.000.000-7.000.000 people all around central and north of the Arabian Peninsula, located in
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