Abu Hatib ibn Amr

أبو حاطب بن عمرو

Aksum

A Companion of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; he emigrated to Abyssinia and arrived in the two ships.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
Review
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In space

Aksum

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Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Summary

A Companion of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; he emigrated to Abyssinia and arrived in the two ships. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq names him first of two men of Banu Amir in the two ships, tracing him to Amr ibn Abd Shams. 1

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy 1

Connections

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Member of
Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy
Participated in
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Traveled to
Aksum

People and things also explored

Umra bint al-Sa'di· Fatima bint al-Mujallal· Malik ibn Rabi'a· Sahla bint Suhayl· Salit ibn Amr· Umm Kulthum bint Suhayl· The second migration to Abyssinia· Abdullah ibn al-Harith the Poet

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/5
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Umra bint al-Sa'di

Wife of Malik ibn Rabi'a, of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; she emigrated with him to Abyssinia.