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The tribe of Shammar ( Arabic: Šammar) is a Qahtanite Arab tribe, descended from the ancient tribe of Tayy. It is one of the largest and most influential Arab tribes, with an estimated around 12 million members in the world; 3 million in Iraq, over 6.5 million in Saudi Arabia (concentrated in Ha'il), a Syrian population is thought to exceed 0.5 million along, with an unknown number in Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar. The current seat of the tribe's leadership is in the city of Mosul, in Northern Iraq. In its "golden age", around 1850, the tribe ruled much of central and northern Arabia from Riyadh to the frontiers of Syria and the vast area known as Al Jazira in Northern Iraq.
One of the early famous figures from the tribe was the legendary Hatim Al-Ta'i (Hatim of Tayy; died 578), a Christian Arab renowned for generosity and hospitality who figured in the Arabian Nights. The early Islamic historical sources report that his son, Adiyy ibn Hatim, whom they sometimes refer to as the "king" of Tayy, converted to Islam before Muhammad's death. Another figure from Tayy during this period was Zayd al-Khayr, a prominent member of Tayy who is said to have led Tayy's delegation to Muhammad accepting Islam.
Usage examples of "shammar".
Ayatollah Shammar nodded respectfully at his Buddhist and Hindu colleagues.
Ayatollah Jebel Shammar this morning--you know, the chairman of Convocation of Ecumenical Leaders.
Ayatollah Jebel Shammar, seated in the middle of the quintet, glowered at them from under bushy eyebrows and drummed his fingers impatiently on the tabletop.
Ayatollah Shammar peered at them for a long moment over steepled fingers.
Was Shammar alone in this thinking, and using the force of his fury to bull the others into reluctant agreement?
Jebel Shammar, seated in the middle of the quintet, glowered at them from under bushy eyebrows and drummed his fingers impatiently on the tabletop.
There they all are, the fat pigs, de Tomas thought as he sat on the dais just behind Ayatollah Jebel Shammar, the current chairman of the Convocation.
Ayatollah Shammar called for order after giving Bishop Ralphy Bruce sufficient time to regain his composure.
The chairman, Ayatollah Jebel Shammar, nodded at the pair as they entered and gave Ambassador Spears a grimace that passed for a greeting.
Ayatollah Jebel Shammar, the presiding leader of the session, called for order, and instantly the Great Hall was plunged into silence.
Ayatollah Shammar looked to de Tomas, who rose and strode purposefully to the center of the stage on which the dais stood.
Lesser Imam Shammar thought as he shivered under dripping fronds, watching Gunnery Sergeant Bass place sensors in the soggy ground.
The Marine had ordered Shammar to place his five soldiers as security so he could fiddle with the sensors, but the lesser imam had simply dismissed the soldiers farther into the undergrowth then used the cover provided by the vegetation to spy on the two Marines.
The Anayzah, the Shammar, and the Jubur tribes of the western desert were beset by violent infighting.
Tomas thought as he sat on the dais just behind Ayatollah Jebel Shammar, the current chairman of the Convocation.