Is Mohammed a Descendant of Ishmael?
IS MOHAMMED A DESCENDENT OF ISHMAEL? By Dr. Rafat Amari Muslims believe that Mohammed is a descendant of Ishmael. As proof of their position, Muslims refer to genealogies written around 770775 by Ibn Ishak. What he has written is simply not true. Ishmaelite tribes, especially the tribe of Nebaioth from which, according to Ibn Ishak, Mohammed is said to have come, were nomadic tribes who ...