Abū al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayya (Arabic: أبو العاص بن أمية) was a son of the eponymous progenitor of the Umayyad clan, Umayya ibn Abd Shams.[1][2]
Abu al-As ibn Umayya | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Banu Umayya clan of Quraysh | |
| Preceded by | Umayya ibn Abd Shams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mecca, Arabia |
| Died | Mecca, Arabia |
| Spouse | Ruqayya |
| Parent | Umayya ibn Abd Shams |
His sons were the following:
- Affan, father of Caliph Uthman.
- Al-Hakam,[3] the father of the Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
- Al-Mughira, maternal great-grandfather of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.
He also had daughters:
- Safiyya, who married Abu Sufyan. Their daughter Ramla was a wife of Muhammad.
- Arwa, who married Amr ibn Hisham. Their daughter Asma was the fourth wife of Caliph Uthman.
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References edit
- ^ "Abdullah Ibn Saba Part 3". Al-Islam.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Abu al-'As ibn Umayyah". geni_family_tree. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Sahaba". Abc.se. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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