Banu Taym
Banū Taym were an Arab clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. Their descendants are present in many countries throughout the Middle East such as in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and North Africa.
The first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, hailed from the Banu Taym, as did another prominent companion of Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah, as well as the third wife of Muhammad, Aisha bint Abi Bakr.
Ancestry
The tribe descended from Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik ibn an-Nadr ibn Kinanah. Taym was a member of the Quraysh al-Bitah, and an uncle of the Qurayshite chief Qusayy ibn Kilab, who was a paternal ancestor of Muhammad.Notable members
- Abu Bakr, a senior disciple and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632 to 634 CE, when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death.
- *Salma Umm al-Khair female disciple of Muhammad and mother of Abu Bakr.
- *Uthman [Abu Quhafa|Uthman Abu Quhafa ibn Amir] was a notable Muslim and the father of the Caliph Abu Bakr.
- *Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, the eldest son of Abu Bakr
- *Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr, son of Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza and Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph.
- *Aisha bint Abi Bakr, daughter of Abu Bakr and one of Muhammad's wives.
- *Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Military General and Governor of Egypt under Caliph Ali.
- *Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was an important jurist in early Islam.
- Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, a disciple and companion of Muhammad. A paternal cousin of Abu Bakr.
- Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Ma'mar, commander and governor under the Umayyads and Zubayrids.
- Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim was the wife of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib and the mother Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi.