[44] The same remarks apply to the wars fought during Mohammad's lifetime but before his public mission.
[45] The Bani Aslam tribe settled north of Medina in the valley of Wady-al-Koraa. They were a branch of the Kozaaite tribes descended from Himyar.
[46] Joheina were a branch of Kozaa, the descendants of Himyar. This tribe inhabited in the vicinity of Yenbo, north of Medina.
[47] Mozeina were a tribe of the Moaddite stock of Mecca. They inhabited in Najd, north-east of Medina.
[48] Ghifár were sons of Moleil-bin-Zamra, the descendants of Kinána, one of the Moaddite tribes.
[49] Saad-bin-Bakr were a branch of Hawazin. Mohammad had been nursed among them.
[50] The Bani Ashja were a branch of the Ghatafán of the Meccan stock of the Moaddites. The Bani Ashja appear all to have been hostile to Mohammad. They fought against the Prophet at the siege of Medina with four hundred warriors in their contingent. Sir W. Muir says, "The Bani Ashjâ, who had joined in the siege of Medina, gave in their adhesion shortly after the massacre of the Coreitza; they told Mahomet that they were so pressed by his warring against them, that they could stand out no longer.—K. Wackidi, page 60." Muir's Life of Mahomet, Vol. IV, 107, footnote. This story is altogether false. We never hear of Mohammad warring against Bani Ashja; on the contrary, they had themselves invaded Medina.
[51] The Bani Ash-ár inhabited Jedda. They were of the Kahlánite stock, the descendants of Al-Azd.
[52] The Bani Khushain were a clan of Kozaá, of Himiarite stock.
[53] The Bani Dous belong to the Azdite tribe of the stock of Kahtán. They lived at some distance south of Mecca. They had joined Mohammad at Khyber.