Murad (tribe)

The Murad (Arabic: مراد) are an Arab tribe of eastern Yemen.[1]

The Murad belong to the southern group of the Madhhij.[2] They are described as retaining a typically Beduin character and their territory, called Bilad Murad, lies in the governorate of Marib and parts of al-Baydha and Dhamar Governorates in northern Yemen.[3]

References

  1. ^ Peterson, John (1982). Yemen, the search for a modern state. Croom Helm. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7099-2003-8. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. ^ Houtsma, M. Th (1993). First encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936. BRILL. p. 726. ISBN 978-90-04-09796-4. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. ^ البيضاء, هنا (17 May 2022). "قبيلة مراد فروعها ومساكنها ومشايخها". www.hunaalbayda.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 January 2023.


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