Mudar

Mudar (Arabic مضر) is a historically attested Arab ancestral name appearing in classical pre-Islamic genealogies and early Islamic tribal literature as the progenitor of the Mudar tribes. The name is used in historical and genealogical works to designate lineal descent and tribal affiliation; for example, genealogists contrast the Mudar grouping with other lineages such as Rabi'ah. Mudar itself is not a Qur'anic proper name but is prominent in the corpus of Arab tribal history and early biographical dictionaries. As a given name it is very rare in contemporary use, typically chosen by families emphasizing ancestral or tribal heritage. For related ancestral names see [[Nizar]] and [[Adnan]] which appear in the same genealogical traditions. The name conveys lineage identity rather than a descriptive virtue term, and its attestations are found in classical Arab sources rather than as devotional or Qur'anic usage.