Claim: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the leader of a clan with a unique maternal bloodline of Israelite ancestry.
Evidence: Abū Ṭālib ibn ` Abd al-Muṭṭalib , née ` Imran عِـمـران -RRB- or ` Abd Manaf , was the leader of Banu Hashim , a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hijaz , Arabian Peninsula.
Banū Hāshim is a clan in the Quraysh tribe with a unique maternal bloodline of Israelite ancestry through Salma bint Amr of Banu Najjar.