Bani Shaiba

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The Bani Shaiba (Arabic: بني شيبه, lit. 'the sons of Shaiba') are an Arab clan belonging to the Banu Abd al-Dar sub-clan, that are part of the larger erstwhile Quraysh tribal confederation in the Hejaz region of modern Saudi Arabia. They comprise mainly of the descendants of Uthman ibn Talha, his father Talha ibn Abdullah and his grandfather Abd al-Dar ibn Qusai. They are known to have historically undertaken the role of the Custodian of the Kaaba and hence have held the keys to the Kaaba since the pre-Islamic period and subsequently in the aftermath of the Conquest of Mecca by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 630 CE.

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