Most of the Khazraj except ʻAbd Allāh bin Ubayy and another Khazraj leader,[8] as well as the Jews tribe Banū Qaynuqāʻ[3] and the nomadic Juhayna and Ashjaʻ, supported ‘Amr bin Nu‘mān. The Awsite clan of Ḥāritha remained neutral. Then, in about 617, the Battle of Buʻāth began: the Aws forced back at first but finally defeated their opponents.