Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad (Arabic: خويلد بن أسد) was a man of Banu Quraysh 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.
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Died | 588 CE |
Spouse(s) | Fatimah bint Za'idah |
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Family
He was the son of Asad ibn Abd-Al-Uzza[1] 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[2] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother,[3][4] 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 .[5]
References
- "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah".
- EarlyLife "Khadijah's Early Life" Check
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value (help). - 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 Check
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value (help) on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2006-11-10.