Murrah ibn Ka'b

Murrah ibn Ka'b (Arabic: مُرَّة ٱبْن كَعْب)
Known for	Ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and numerous branches of the Quraish tribe
Spouses	Hind bint Surayr Asma bint Adiy
Children	Kilab ibn Murrah, Taym ibn Murrah, Yaqazah ibn Murrah
Parent(s)	Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy Wahshiya bint Shaiban
Relatives	Adiy ibn Ka'b, Husays ibn Ka'b (brothers)

Murrah ibn Ka'b (Arabic: مُرَّة ٱبْن كَعْب) ibn Luay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik was a man from Quraysh tribe, supposed to have lived in the 4th century.[1] He was the sixth-in-line of Muhammad's grandfathers. He is the common ancestor of all four of Muhammad's grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of six of Muhammad's eight great-grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of Muhammad and his friend Abu Bakr.

Descendants

Prophet Muhammad's ancestors to Murrah

• Abdul Muttalib (Muhammad's paternal grandfather):

Father:Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

Mother:Salma bint Amr An-Najjariya (not a descendant of Murrah).

• Fatimah bint Amr (Muhammad's paternal grandmother):

Father:Amr ibn Ae’z ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

Mother:Sakhra bint Abd ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

• Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf (Muhammad's maternal grandfather):

Father:Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

Mother:Atika bint a-Awqas As-Sulamiya[2] (not a descendant of Murrah).

• Barrah bint Abdul Uzza (Muhammad's maternal grandmother):

Father:Abdul Uzza ibn Othman ibn Abd Addar ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

Mother:Um Habib bint Assad ibn Abdul Uzza ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

His mother was Wahshiya bint Shaiban ibn Muharib ibn Fihr ibn Malik, so his mother was a second cousin of his father.

References

1. Estimated according to number of generations between him and the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
2. "الموسوعة الشاملة - الكامل في التاريخ". Islamport.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

Sources

• Ibn Hisham's Prophet Muhammad's biography (Arabic)