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Arwa bint al-Harith

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Arwa bint al-Harith
أروى بنت الحارث
Known forSahabiya and the cousin of Muhammad and Ali
SpouseAbu Wida'a (al-Harith) ibn Sabarah ibn Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn Sahm al-Sahmi al-Qurayshi
Children
  • Wida'a
  • Abd Allah
  • al-Saib
  • al-Muttalib
  • Sufyan
  • Hakim
  • Abu Sufyan (Yazid)
  • al-Rabi'
  • Umm Kulthum (Rabi'a)
  • Umm Jamil (Zaynab)
  • Umm Hakim (Fatima)
Parents

Arwā bint al-Ḥārith (Arabic: أروى بنت الحارث) was an eloquent and rhetorically skilled sahabiya and the cousin of Muhammad and Ali.[1] She was the daughter of Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Ghaziyya bint Qays. She was married to Abu Wida'a (al-Harith) ibn Sabarah ibn Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn Sahm al-Sahmi al-Qurayshi, and they had ten children.[2] These ten children were: Wida'a, Abd Allah, al-Saib, al-Muttalib, Sufyan, Hakim, Abu Sufyan (Yazid), al-Rabi', Umm Kulthum (Rabi'a), Umm Jamil (Zaynab), and Umm Hakim (Fatima).

References

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  1. ^ Chouiten, Lynda (2016-04-26). Commanding Words: Essays on the Discursive Constructions, Manifestations, and Subversions of Authority. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-9213-1.
  2. ^ Cook, David (February 1998). "Tamīm al-ārī". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 61 (1): 20–28. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00015731. hdl:1911/70551. ISSN 1474-0699.