Wikipedia's first sentence called it “adnanite tribe of western saudi arabia in hijjaz”. Today it says “arab tribe that originated in the hejaz”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Sa'ad ibn Hudhayl”.
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Arab tribe Map of the Arabian Peninsula in 600 AD, showing the various Arab tribes and their areas of settlement. The Lakhmids (yellow) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Sasanian Empire , while the Ghassanids (red) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the Roman Empire A map published by the British academic Harold Dixon during World War I , showing the presence of the Arab tribes in West Asia , 1914 Banu Hudhayl ( Arabic : بنو هذيل ) is an Arab tribe that originated in the Hejaz . The tribe mainly inhabits Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , Jordan and Egypt . The tribe was one of the tribes in contact with the Islamic prophet Muhammad and they are known throughout history for their talented poets and intellectuals, as well as their help in repelling the Qarmatians in the 10th-century Sack of Mecca .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mecca the Main land of the Mudhar traibes Banu Hothail are an Adnanite tribe of western Saudi Arabia in Hijjaz . They are descended from Hothail, who was a grandson of Ilyas (known as Elijah in Jewish and Christian traditions) who was named after the prophet Elijah .
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Mecca the Main land of the Adnanites is located in the Wilderness of Paran Bani Hothail are an Adnanite tribe of western Saudi Arabia in Hijjaz . They are descended from Hothail, who was a grandson of Ilyas (known as Elijah in Jewish and Christian traditions) who was named after the prophet Elijah .
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Banu Hudhayl or Hothail or Huthail ( ) are an Adnanite tribe of western Saudi Arabia in Hijjaz .The tribe is known throughout the history for their talented poets and intellectuals.They are settled mainly in Saudi Arabia and a few thousands in Jordan , Egypt , Tunisia and Morocco .
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Arab tribe Banu Hudhayl ( ) is an Arab tribe that originated in the Hejaz .The tribe mainly inhabits Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , Jordan and Egypt .The tribe was one of the tribes in contact with the Islamic prophet Muhammad and they are known throughout history for their talented poets and intellectuals.
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adnanite tribe of western saudi arabia in hijjaz
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arab tribe that originated in the hejaz
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Sa'ad ibn Hudhayl
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