Banu Abd Shams (Arabic: بنو عبد شمس‎) refers to a clan within the Meccan tribe of Quraish. The clan names itself from Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, the son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai and brother of Hashim, the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Connection with the Umayyads
The clan acts as the parent clan to Banu Umayya sub-clan, the widely known Umayyad dynasty which ruled as the second Islamic Caliphate (661â€"750) established after Muhammad's death. In pre-Islamic times, the clan's chieftain Utba ibn Rabi'ah's daughter Hind bint Utbah was married to Umayyad leader Abu Sufyan.
Modern Day
<br>The clan has its descendants living even today in few cities in Central and Western Arabia.
Members
- Utba ibn Rabi'ah, chieftain
- Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabee, companion of Muhammad
- Walid ibn Utba, son of Utba
- Hind bint Utbah, daughter of Utba
- Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah, son of Utba and companion of Muhammad
- Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah, brother of Utba