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 names | Abu Zubayr |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Zubayr ibn al-Awwam |
| Parent(s) | Khuwaylid ibn Asad (father) |
| Relatives | Khadija bint Khuwaylid (sister) |
See also
References
- Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, al-Maʿārif, p. 219. p. 89.
- Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha, vol. 11, p. 67. p. 89.
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