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Banu Zuhra, a clan of Quraysh by the line 'Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murra'; from this clan come the Prophet ﷺ's uncles — his mother Amina bint Wahb — and some of the Abyssinia migrants.
Banu Zuhra, a clan of Quraysh by the line 'Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murra' in Ibn Ishaq's lists of the Abyssinia migrants. Of them in the migration were Amir ibn al-Waqqas (may God be pleased with him), Utba ibn Mas'ud and al-Muttalib ibn Azhar, and Abdullah ibn al-Muttalib ibn Azhar (may God be pleased with him) was born in Abyssinia. The clan's chief in descent and honor in Abd al-Muttalib's generation was Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab, whose daughter Amina is the Prophet ﷺ's mother — Abd al-Muttalib chose her for his son Abdullah, held the best woman of Quraysh in lineage and standing; and Zuhra ibn Kilab was Qusayy's brother, so from this clan come the Prophet's uncles.
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Banu Zuhra, a clan of Quraysh by the line 'Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murra' in Ibn Ishaq's lists of the Abyssinia migrants. Of them in the migration were Amir ibn al-Waqqas (may God be pleased with him) and Utba ibn Mas'ud, carried in the two ships, and al-Muttalib ibn Azhar among the rest of the migrants, while Abdullah ibn al-Muttalib ibn Azhar (may God be pleased with him) was born in Abyssinia. The clan's chief in descent and honor in Abd al-Muttalib's generation was Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab, whose daughter Amina is the Prophet ﷺ's mother — Abd al-Muttalib chose her for his son Abdullah, held then the best woman of Quraysh in lineage and standing; and Zuhra ibn Kilab was Qusayy's brother, so from this clan come the Prophet's uncles.
Summary
Of this clan in the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Carried in the two ships:
From the rest of the Abyssinian emigrants:
Those born in the land of Abyssinia:
In the chapter on the Prophet's family in al-Raheeq al-Makhtum (p. 53)
The chief of this clan in lineage and nobility in the generation of Abd al-Muttalib was Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab. His daughter Amina, mother of the Prophet ﷺ, was chosen by Abd al-Muttalib for his son Abdullah; at that time she was counted the best woman of Quraysh in lineage and standing 3 4. Zuhra ibn Kilab was the brother of Qusayy, so the Prophet's maternal uncles came from this clan 5.
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People and things also explored
Quraysh· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Aksum· Amina bint Wahb· Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra· The three years of the secret call· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/5
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/7
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.53
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/156-158
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.48
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