ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAbd Manāf (Arabic: عبد شمس بن عبد مناف) was a prominent member of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and their descendants take its name from him.
[1] His younger brothers were Muttalib, Nawfal and Hashim, after whom the Banu Hashim clan was named.
[2] The Banu Umayya clan was named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams, Abd Shams' biological son (more probable biological) or adopted son, according to some different versions.
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