Zubaid

Zubayd or Zubaid (Arabic: زبيد‎) is a large Arab tribe that migrated to Iraq, and Ahwaz before and after the Islamic conquest. The tribe was an offshoot of the Yemeni tribe of Madhhij, which is a Qahtanite Arab tribe. The Zubayd tribe hails from and derives its name from a town on Yemen's western coastal plain known as Zabid.[1]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in raising the banner of the Arabian tribe of Zubaid, which participated with the Ottoman Empire in the memory of the Gallipoli Campaign in 2016.

Many other tribes trace their lineage to Zubayd. During the late 18th century and the 19th century, the bulk of today's Shi'a Zubayd in Iraq converted to Shia Islam.[2][3][4][5] However, the Bani Hukayyim section (of the Zubaid) only converted to Shi'ism during the latter part of the 19th century.[6]

Some sections of Zubayd, such as Al-Ajeel tribe in Tikrit, and Al-Jhaishat in Suwaira remain Sunni Muslims.

Other tribes that trace their lineage to Zubaid have their own separate Shaikhs, or tribal leaders, including Dulaim, Jubur, Al-Laheeb, Azzah, Obaid, Al Uqaydat, Al Bu Sultan, Al Bu Mohammed Shuwailat and Al Suwaed (Al-Saedi).