Khuwaylid ibn Asad | |
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| Died | 588 CE |
| Spouse(s) | Fatimah bint Za'idah |
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Khuwaylid ibn Asad (Arabic: خويلد بن أسد) was a man of Banu Quraysh[1] and mainly recognized for being the father of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and for being his father-in-law.
Family
He was the son of Asad ibn Abd-Al-Uzza[2] 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[3] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother,[4][5] Aminah bint Wahb. With her, Khuwaylid had many prominent people in the very early Islamic history:
- Awwam ibn Khuwaylid
- Halah bint Khuwailid
- Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
- Hizam ibn Khuwaylid
From another marriage he sired Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid.
Business
He was a rich merchant, a successful businessman whose vast wealth and business talents were inherited by Khadijah and whom the latter succeeded in faring with the family's vast wealth. He died in 585 C.E. in a sacrilegious war .[6]
References
- ^ "Citation Needed", Retcon Game, University Press of Mississippi, 2017-04-03, ISBN 978-1-4968-1132-5, retrieved 2021-02-09
- ^ "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah".
- ^ EarlyLife "Khadijah's Early Life".
- ^ 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)". Archived from Wife of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWAS) the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2006-11-10.