Nizar is simply a fictitious invention, a label intended to serve political interests" History [ ] The tradition states that Muhammad was the son of 'Abdullah, b
The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VIII: Ned—Sam whose name was 'Amr , b

معد بن عدنان

, the friend of the Compassionate.

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البداية والنهاية/الجزء الثاني/خبر عدنان جد عرب الحجاز
It is only after the in 684, which cemented the , that the term Nizar Banu Nizar or Nizariyya begins to appear frequently, being used as an ethnic and political marker, contrasting with the southern "Yemeni" Yamaniyya or "" Banu Qahtan tribes
الموسوعة العربية
The term remained vague and malleable, however: attempts were made to reclassify the , originally of "southern" origin, as descendants of Nizar, since they were among the most important supporters of the "Nizari"
عدنان
whose name was Zayd , b The term Ibna Nizar lit
More notable are his four sons, and progenitors of major tribal groupings: , , , and The tribes claiming descent from Iyad or Anmar, who in some sources were regarded as sons of Ma'ad, were only rarely considered part of the Nizari tribes

نزار بن معد

Family tree [ ] Mu'ana bint Jahla Nizar ibn Ma'ad Tribal label [ ] The term Nizar is rarely attested in the pre-Islamic period.

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مضر
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معد بن عدنان
whose name was al-Mughira , b
الموسوعة العربية
As the linguist and historian writes, "it is evident that we cannot speak of Nizar as a tribe which had a real historical existence nor, as is the case with the , as a comprehensive term indicating an effective grouping together of a number of tribes of different origin