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Jurhum

جرهم
Definition

The Arab tribe from Yemen that settled in the valley of Makkah after being drawn by the water of Zamzam. Ismail grew up among them, married from them, and learned Arabic from them, becoming the bridge between Ibrahim's Mesopotamian heritage and the Arab world.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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