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Which tribe and clan did Muhammad belong to?

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Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque — Muhammad The Prophet's Mosque, showing the green dome built above the tomb of Muhammad, Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Muhammad belonged to the Quraysh tribe and the Hāshim clan.12