Is it true that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was of pure Arab lineage, unmixed with other blood, and that the color black predominated among Quraish and Banu Hashim in particular?
The claim that most of the Quraysh and Hashemites were black is not based on evidence. The predominant color among them was brown, as confirmed by observable reality and historical sources. Al-Jahiz's statement, which some have relied upon, does not prove the prevalence of blackness; rather, it indicates its presence within a spectrum of colors, and this does not necessarily mean that blackness was the predominant lineage. Furthermore, the fact that scholars have specifically identified prominent black figures in history indicates that blackness was not the most common color, despite the existence of children of Abyssinian women among the Quraysh and Arabs. The statements of moderate historians and orientalists affirm that brownness was prevalent, and that the presence of blackness was notable due to its rarity, contrary to the claims of some biased orientalists.
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