Abbadi (Bedouin)
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Not to be confused with the French name Abbadie.
Abbadi or Abbadids or Ibad[1] (Arabic : بنو عباد) is an Arab Muslim dynasty and one of the biggest Bedouin tribes in Jordan. Abbadi is the second most common surname in Jordan. They are descended from "Qahtan" (Arabic : قحطانيون) [2] Many researchers believe that Prophet Shuaib is from the same tribe. Despite the fact that they have the largest presence in Jordan (estimated at half a million people). However, due to early Islamic conquests, the Abbadi dynasty expanded extensively throughout numerous Arab countries, including Egypt, several North African countries, and eventually Spain or Andalusia. In which three generations of Abbadi khilafa ruled there and later established the Kingdom of Seville in Andalusia.[3]