Nakha (tribe)

The Nakha (Arabic: النُخَع) were an Arab tribe of Yemen.

It is a branch of the much larger Madhhij tribe.

They have converted to Islam by Muadh ibn Jabal During the 7th century,[1] they participated in the Islamic conquests.

[2] The tribe has notable historical figures such as Malik ibn al-Harith, Alqama ibn Qays and al-Nakhai.

Al-Hamdani had mentioned the Nukha tribe in his book Sifat Jazirat al Arab (Description of the Arabian Peninsula) (900 AD).