Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah

In Islamic tradition, Al-Nadr (ٱلنَّضْر) was the ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He precedes Muhammad by 13 generations.

Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah
Known for	Ancestor of the Quraysh tribe and the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Children	Malik (Father of Fihr)
Parent(s)	Kinanah Barra d. Murr

Family tree from Adnan to Muhammad

Ancestry

The tradition (the version of Ibn Ishaq) holds that "Muhammad was the son of 'Abdullah, b. 'Abdu'I-Muttalib (whose name was Shayba), b. Hashim (whose name was 'Amr), b. 'Abd Manaf (whose name was al-Mughira), b. Qusay (whose name was Zayd), b. Kilab, b. Murra, b. Ka'b, b. Lu'ay, b. Ghalib, b. Fihr, b. Malik, b. aI-Nadr, b. Kinana, b. Khuzayma, b. Mudrika (whose name was 'Amir), b.Ilyas , b. Mudar, b. Nizar, b. Ma'add, b. Adnan, b. Udd (or Udad),.... b. Ya'rub, b. Yashjub, b. Nabit, b. Isma'il b. Ibrahim, al-Khalil of the Compassionate."

Family

His father Kinanah had four sons: al-Nadr, Malik, 'Abdu Manat, and Milkan. Nadr's mother was Barra d. Murr b. Udd b. Tabikha b. al-Yas b. Mudar; the other sons were by another woman.

Quraysh

Main article: Quraysh

It is also said that Quraysh tribe got their name from their gathering Nadr to his brothers after they had been separated, for gathering together may be expressed by taqarrush.