Arwa bint Kurayz

Arwa bint Kurayz أَرْوَى بِنْت كُرَيْز
Born	Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died	Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate
Other names	Bint Kurayz
Known for	Mother of Uthman ibn Affan, a companion of Muhammad and the third of the Rashidun
Spouses	Affan ibn Abi al-'As ​ ​ (died)​ Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt
Children	'Uthman ibn Affan (among others)
Parent(s)	Kurayz ibn Rabi'ah Umm Hakim bint Abd al-Muttalib
Relatives	Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (daughter-in-law) Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (daughter-in-law) Amr (grandson) Aban (grandson) Sa'id (grandson) Abdullah (grandson) Amir ibn Kurayz (sibling) Abdallah ibn Amir (nephew)

Arwā bint Kurayz (Arabic: أَرْوَى بِنْت كُرَيْز) was the mother of Uthman ibn Affan, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the third of the Rashidun or "Rightly Guided Caliphs".[1]

Ancestry

Arwa was the daughter of Kurayz ibn Rabi'ah ibn Habib ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, so she was of Banu Abd-Shams, a sub-clan of the tribe of Quraysh.[2] Arwa's mother was Umm Hakim bint Abd al-Muttalib, so Arwa was a cousin of Muhammad.

Children

Arwa married Affan ibn Abi al-'As and bore him Uthman and Amina. After the death of Affan, Arwa married Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt, to whom she bore al-Walid, 'Ammara, Khalid, Umm Kulthum, Umm Hakim and Hind.[3]

Biography

Alleged grave of Arwa

Arwa bint Kurayz converted to Islam and emigrated to Medina after her daughter, Umm Kulthum bint Uqba. She gave allegiance to Muhammad, and remained in Madina, until she died during the caliphate of her son, Uthman ibn Affan.[3]

See also

• Adnan
  • Adnanite Arabs
• Family tree of Uthman
  • Banu Hashim

References

1. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Lisan Al-Mizan: Uthman bin al-Affan.
2. Al-Maqdisi, Abd al-Ghani (2004). Short Biography of the Prophet & His Ten Companions. Darussalam. p. 73.
3. ibn Sa'd, Muhammad (1995). Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir [The Book of the Major Classes]. Vol. VIII The Women of Madina. Translated by Bewley, Aisha. London, the U.K.: Ta-Ha Publishers. ISBN 978-1-897940-24-2.