Banu Khuza'ah
| Banū Khuzāʿah بنو خزاعة | |
|---|---|
| Qahtanite Arabs | |
Banner of Banu Khuzaʽa at the Battle of Siffin | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Khuzaʽi |
| Location | Mecca, Arab world |
| Descended from | Amr ibn Luḥay al-Khuzāʽī |
| Religion | Islam |
The Banū Khuzāʿah (Arabic: بنو خزاعة, singular خزاعيّ Khuzāʿī) are an Azdite, Qahtanite tribe, one of the main ancestral tribes of Arabia. They ruled Mecca and were the Kings of Hejaz for 500 years, before the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and many members of the tribe now live in and around that city. Others are also present in significant numbers in countries such as Iraq, Palestine, and Jordan, but can also be found across the Middle East.
The Banu Khuza'ah acted as the Custodians of Mecca before the Quraysh. The ruling royal family of the tribe were the kings of the Kingdom of Khaza'il (Khuza'ah), known as the Kingdom of the Middle and Lower Euphrates by Britain, from 1534 to 1921.