Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad | |
|---|---|
| Died | 585 or 595 C.E. |
| Spouse | Fatimah bint Za'idah |
| Children | |
| Family | clan of Banu Hashim tribe of Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza[1][2] |
Khuwaylid ibn Asad (Arabic: خويلد بن أسد) was a member of the Arab Banu Quraysh tribe and is recognized for being the father of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Family
[edit]He was the son of Asad ibn Abd-Al-Uzza[3] ibn Qusai ibn Kilab and a cousin of Abdul-Muttalib as his grandfather (Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai) and Abdul-Muttalib's grandfather ('Abd Manaf ibn Qusai) were brothers. Khuwaylid married Fatima bint Za'idah, who was a member of the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh[4] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother,[5][6] Aminah bint Wahb. Some of their children would become prominent people in early Islamic history e.g.:
From another marriage he had a son Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid.
Business
[edit]He was a rich merchant, a successful businessman whose vast wealth and business talents were inherited by Khadijah. She succeeded him in managing with the family's wealth.
Death
[edit]He died around 585 CE during the Ḥarb al-fijār ('sacrilegious war')[7] at the time of the battle of Fijar.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Azid, Toseef; Ward-batts, Jennifer L. (2020-06-22). Economic Empowerment Of Women In The Islamic World: Theory And Practice. World Scientific. p. 93. ISBN 978-981-12-1216-1.
- ^ Al-Jibouri, Yasin T. (2014-09-22). Muhammad. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-312-54115-3.
- ^ "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah - islamophile.org - L'islam en français". www.islamophile.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah - islamophile.org - L'islam en français". www.islamophile.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Haq, S.M. Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 1. p. 54.
- ^ The Women of Madina. Ta-Ha Publishers. p. 9.
- ^ "Wife of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWAS)". www.ummah.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Tabari, Muhammad ibn Yarir al- (1987-01-01). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 2: Prophets and Patriarchs. SUNY Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-87395-921-6.
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