1 4 th ▁century , ▁only ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Q ays i ▁tribes ▁still ▁lived ▁in ▁their ▁central ▁Arab ian ▁ancest ral ▁lands . ▁H uge ▁numbers ▁of ▁Q ays i ▁tribes men ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁dwell ing ▁places ▁throughout ▁North ▁Africa ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mig rat ory ▁waves . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Sul ay m ▁in ▁If ri q iy ah ▁and ▁F es , ▁the ▁' Ad wan ▁in ▁If ri q iy ah , ▁the ▁F az ara ▁and ▁Ban u ▁Raw ah ▁in ▁Cy ren a ica , ▁Tri polit ania ▁and ▁Fe zz an , ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Ash ja ' ▁in ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Mor oc co , ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Hil al ▁( a ▁sub - tri be ▁of ▁the ▁Ban u ▁' Am ir ) ▁in ▁If ri q iy ah , ▁Const antine ▁and ▁Ann aba ▁and ▁the ▁Ban u ▁J ush am ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - I sl am ic ▁period ▁According ▁to ▁A . ▁Fischer , ▁the ▁recorded ▁history ▁of ▁Q ays , ▁like ▁most ▁Arab ian ▁tribes , ▁begins ▁with ▁their ▁engag ements ▁in ▁the ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁A yy ā m ▁al - ʿ A rab ▁( b attle ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s ), ▁which ▁Fischer ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" ep ic ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s ". ▁Q ays i ▁tribes ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁numerous ▁batt les ▁and ▁fe ud s ,