Barrah bint Abdul Uzza

Barrah bint Abdul Uzza
Known for Maternal grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Spouse(s) Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf
Children Aminah bint Wahb
Parent(s) Abdul Uzza ibn Uthman (Banu Abd ad-Dar)
Umm Habib bint Asad
Relatives Halah bint Wahb (niece)

Barrah bint Abdul Uzza (Arabic: برة بنت عبد العزى‎‎) ibn Uthman ibn Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai ibn Kilab[1] (of the Banu Abd ad-Dar[2]) was the maternal grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Family

The family of Barrah bint Abdul Uzza and her relations to the Islamic prophet Muhammad

The mother of Barrah was Um Habib bint Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai ibn Kilab[3] and her father was Abdul Uzza ibn Othman ibn Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai. Therefore, Barrah's mother and father were second cousins. Moreover, Barra was a cousin of Khadija (first wife of the Prophet Muhammad) since her mother, Um Habib, was a sister of Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad. Furthermore, the mother of Um Habib was Barrah bint Awf[4] ibn Abid ibn Awij ibn Adiy ibn Ka'ab ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib;[5] this was the maternal grandmother of Barrah bint Abdul Uzza.

See also

References

  1. ↑ al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir (2015). History of al-Tabari: Muhammad at Mecca. 6. SUNY Press. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Gibb, Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen (1967). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. 1. Brill. p. 438.
  3. ↑ Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad (1967). Kitab Al-tabaqat Al-Kabir. 1. Pakistan Historical Society. p. 54.
  4. ↑ Sonbol, Amira (2012). Gulf Women. A&C Black.
  5. ↑ Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah Waris. "The Prophet's Family Line No 6 - Abdullah, and the Birth of the Prophet". Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood Dawah. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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