Al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: الحارث بن عبد المطلب) was one of the uncles of Muhammad. He was the son of Abd al-Muttalib, of the Quraysh in Mecca, by his first wife, Sumra bint Jundab, who was from Hawazin tribe.[1][2]: 99 For a long time his father, who took from him the kunya Abu al-Harith,[2]: 99 had no other children.[3]: 62 [2]: 87
Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib الحارث بن عبد المطلب | |
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| Born | c. 520–526 |
| Died | c. 577–578 |
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| Family | Banu Hashim (Quraish) |
It is said that al-Harith assisted Abd al-Muttalib with the excavation of the Zamzam Well[3]: 62 by carrying away the dug earth.[2]: 87 Al-Harith had many children by some wives.
Family
editBy Ghaziyya bint Qays from Banu ib (al-Harith) ibn Fihr, he had five children:
- Nawfal was his eldest son. He became a Muslim after being captured at the Battle of Badr and died in 635. He married Zariba bint Sa'id ibn Qashib from Banu Azd and had many children.[4]: 19–20
- Rabī‘ah was born c.566 and converted to Islam during the Battle of the Trench. He married Umm al-Hakam bint al-Zubayr ibn Abdul Muttalib, his paternal cousin, and had many children. He outlived all his brothers but had died by 644.[4]: 62, 98
- Abū Sufyān (Mughīrah). He became a Muslim during the Conquest of Mecca and died in 636.[4]: 21
- Abd Allah, became a Muslim before 630. He died in Muhammad's lifetime, in 624.[4]: 62 His children lived after him in Syria.
- Arwā, she married Abu Wida'a ibn Sabara. and had many children. She died in 636.[5][6]
By Sukhayla bint Khuza'i from Banu Thaqif, he had children:
- Ubayda, married Sa'da bint Kurayz (his cousin) and had many children. He died in 624.
- Tufayl, was born in 583. He died in 653. He married Atika (Barra) bint Kurayz (his cousin) and had children named Fatima, Abd Allah and Amir.
- Husayn, died in 653. He married Umm Abd Allah (Arwa) bint Adi ibn Khuwaylid from Banu Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza. By her, he had children named Abd Allah, Khadija, and Hind.
- Qays, married Umm Sufyan (Hamina/Habiba) bint Abi Talha from Banu Abd al-Dar. By her, he had children named Sufyan, Abd Allah, and Zaynab.
- Abd al-Muttalib
- Murrah.
By Safiyya bint al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib, from Banu Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza. By her, he had children:
- Buhayna, married Malik ibn al-Qashib and had sons named Jubayr and Abd Allah.
- Ubda, married Malik ibn Jundab and had daughters named Zaynab, Jamila, and Fatima.
- Umayya.
- Awf.
- Abd Shams.
Al-Harith outlived his brother Abdullah, who died in late 570 or early 571,[2]: 108 but he died before his father,[2] who died in 579.[3]: 73
Abd al-Muttalib said, that Ghaziyya bint Qays (ibn Tareef/Turayf ibn Abd-al-Uzza ibn Amir ibn Umayra ibn Wadi'a bin al-Harith ibn Fihr) was the eldest wife of his first son.
Family tree
edit| Kilab ibn Murrah | Fatimah bint Sa'd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aminah mother | `Abdullah father | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thuwaybah first nurse | Halimah second nurse | Abu Talib paternal uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad | Khadija first wife | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fatimah daughter | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Qasim son | `Abd-Allah son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zainab daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Umm Kulthum daughter | Zayd adopted son | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Safiyya tenth wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Sawda third wife | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umm Salama sixth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | Maymuna eleventh wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aisha third wife Family tree | Zaynab fifth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim son | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- * indicates that the marriage order is disputed
- Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Abdulmalik ibn Hisham. Notes to Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, p. 708 note 97. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c d e f Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir. Translated by Haq, S. M. (1967). Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume I Parts I & II. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.
- ^ a b c Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c d Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rusual wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors. Albany: State University of New York Press.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The women of Madina, p. 36. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ ref Archived 2006-03-21 at the Wayback Machine