Awwam ibn Khuwaylid

Awwam ibn Khuwaylid (Arabic: العوام بن خويلد) was an Arab Qurayshi soldier who died in the Fijar Wars.[1] According to a Shia narration, his father Khuwaylid ibn Asad adopted Awwam in Egypt.[2] Awwam was the father of the companion Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and brother of Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He was a member of the Asad tribe from the Banu Quraish.

Awwam ibn Khuwaylid
العوام بن خويلد
Other namesAbu Zubayr
Spouse(s)
ChildrenZubayr ibn al-Awwam
Parent(s)Khuwaylid ibn Asad (father)
RelativesKhadija bint Khuwaylid (sister)

See also

References

  1. Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, al-Maʿārif, p. 219. p. 89.
  2. Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha, vol. 11, p. 67. p. 89.


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