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Arab businessman (d. 585/595 CE) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khuwaylid ibn Asad (Arabic: خويلد بن أسد) was a member of the Arab Banu Quraysh tribe and is recognized for being the father of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad | |
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Died | 585 or 595 C.E. |
Spouse | Fatimah bint Za'idah |
Children | |
Family | clan of Banu Hashim tribe of Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza[1][2] |
He was the son of Asad ibn Abd-Al-Uzza[3] 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[4] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother,[5][6] Aminah bint Wahb. Some of their children would become prominent people in early Islamic history e.g.:
From another marriage he had a son Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid.
He was a rich merchant, a successful businessman whose vast wealth and business talents were inherited by Khadijah. She succeeded him in managing with the family's wealth.
He died around 585 CE during the Ḥarb al-fijār ('sacrilegious war')[7] at the time of the battle of Fijar.[8]
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