Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza

Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza
برة بنت عبد العزى
Known forMaternal grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
SpouseWahb ibn 'Abd Manaf
ChildrenAminah bint Wahb
Parents
  • Abd al-Uzza ibn Uthman (father)
  • Umm Habib bint Asad (mother)

Barrah bint Abd al-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

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The family of Barrah bint Abdul Uzza and her relation to 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 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

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References

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  1. ^ al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir (2015). History of al-Tabari: Muhammad at Mecca. Vol. 6. SUNY Press. p. 6.
  2. ^ Gibb, Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen (1967). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. 1. Brill. p. 438.
  3. ^ Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad (1967). Kitab Al-tabaqat Al-Kabir. Vol. 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. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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