Arwa bint Kurayz

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Arwa bint Kurayz
أَرْوَى بِنْت كُرَيْز
Born
companion of Muhammad and the third of the Rashidun
Spouses
Affan ibn Abi al-'As
(died)
  • Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt
Children'
Abdallah ibn Amir
(nephew)

Arwā bint Kurayz (

Caliphs".[1]

Ancestry

Arwa was the daughter of Kurayz ibn Rabi'ah ibn Habib ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, so she was of Banu Abd-Shams, a sub-clan of the tribe of Quraysh.[2] Arwa's mother was Umm Hakim bint Abd al-Muttalib, so Arwa was a cousin of Muhammad.

Children

Arwa married

Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt, to whom she bore al-Walid, 'Ammara, Khalid, Umm Kulthum, Umm Hakim and Hind.[3]

Biography

Alleged grave of Arwa

Arwa bint Kurayz converted to

Uthman ibn Affan.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Lisan Al-Mizan: Uthman bin al-Affan.
  2. ^ Al-Maqdisi, Abd al-Ghani (2004). Short Biography of the Prophet & His Ten Companions. Darussalam. p. 73.
  3. ^ .