Al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl () was an

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from the tribe of

Quraysh The Quraysh ( ar, قُرَيْشٌ) were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim clan of the tribe. Despite this, many of the Qu ...

. He lived during the 6th century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet

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. His son

Umar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...

would later become

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, and would come to be regarded by

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as the second "Rightly guided Caliph" (Arabic ''"

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"''). Thus, he was the ancestor of a good number of the

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(Arabic: ).

Biography

Al-Khattab was the son of Nufayl ibn Abd al-Uzza. His father was the chief of

Banu Adi Banu Adi ( ar, بنو عدي) was a clan of the Quraysh tribe descended from Adi ibn Ka'b. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr; they did not join Quraysh further. Notable members Among the clan ...

clan of

. After the death of his father, he succeeded him as the chief of Banu Adi. Al-Khattab also have a brother who died young, his name was Amr ibn Nufayl. His brother had a son Zayd. He had good relations with his tribesmen and kins. However his relation with his nephew Zayd ibn Amr started gradually deteriorate because his nephew had denied the subordinate gods to Allāh and he embraced strict monotheism. This angered many members of Nufayl family and Banu Adi clan. Zayd's wife Safiya disliked his travels to Syria. Whenever she saw him preparing for a journey, she reported it to al-Khattab, who would reproach Zayd for abandoning their religion. Zayd did not bother to explain himself to al-Khattab, but he rebuked Safiya for trying to humiliate him. Al-Khattab harassed Zayd so severely that Zayd was forced to leave the city. He spent the last few years of his life in the mountain-caves surrounding Mecca. Al-Khattab then instructed the "young irresponsible men of the Quraysh" to ensure that Zayd could never enter the city again. Whenever Zayd tried to enter in secret, al-Khattab's men drove him out again.Guillaume, A. (1960). ''New Light on the Life of Muhammmad'', p. 27. Manchester: Manchester University Press. One time, his nephew Zayd ibn Amr taunted him for worshiping idols. He had a son,

. His other children included a daughter,

Fatimah bint al-Khattab Fatima bint al-Khattab () was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the sister of Umar () and Zayd ibn al-Khattab. She was the youngest daughter of Khattab ibn Nufayl, who married her off with his nephew, Sa'id ibn Zayd. Fatima ...

, and a son

Zayd ibn al-Khattab Zayd ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (Arabic: زيد بن الخطاب) (died 632) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad and a brother of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Islamic caliph. Biography He was the son of al-Khattab ibn Nufayl, a mem ...

. The daughter married the hanif Said ibn Zayd, and later would both become Muslims. However, they hid their new faith from al-Khattab and Umar. Al-Khattab died between

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and

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. In accounts preserved by al-Yahsubi (d. 1149), al-Khattab converted to Islam.

Family

Al-Khattab was the relative of many Companions of

. ; Wife *

Hantamah bint Hisham Ḥantamah bint Hishām ( ar, حنتمة بنت هشام) was the mother of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Khattab ibn Nufayl. She lived during the 6th century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Her son Umar would become Mus ...

, she belongs to the wealthy clan of Quraysh

Banu Makhzum The Banu Makhzum () was one of the wealthy clans of the Quraysh. They are regarded as being among the three most powerful and influential clans in Mecca before the advent of Islam, the other two being the Banu Hashim (the tribe of the Islamic proph ...

. * Asma bint Wahb, was the second wife of al-Khattab ;Children The children of al-Khattab are: *

Umar ibn al-Khattab ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...

, he was the elder son of Hantamah and Al-Khattab *

, daughter of Hantamah and Al-Khattab *

, he was the son of Al-Khattab and his second wife Asma bint Wahb. ;Daughters and sons-in-law *

Sa'id bin Zayd Saʿīd ibn Zayd, ( ar, سعيد ابن زيد; 593-671), also known by his '' kunya'' Abūʾl-Aʿwar, was a companion ( ar, الصحابة) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sa'id has been described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man. Con ...

* Zaynab bint Madhun, she married Umar before 605Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. * Umm Kulthum bint Jarwal, she married Umar ibn al-Khattab before 616, * Qurayba bint Abi Umayya, she married Umar before 616.Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Fishbein, M. (1997). ''Volume 8: The Victory of Islam''. Albany: State University of New York Press. ;Grandchildren * Abdallah ibn Umar, born c.610 in Mecca *

Hafsa bint Umar Ḥafṣa bint ʿUmar ( ar, حفصة بنت عمر; 605–665), was a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and daughter of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second caliph of Islam. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title ...

, was the wife of Muhammad. *

Ubayd Allah ibn Umar Ubayd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab ( ar, عبيد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب, ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; died summer 657) was a son of Caliph Umar (). His killing of Hormuzan, whom he suspected of involvement in h ...

* Zayd ibn Umar *

Asim ibn Umar ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ( ar, عاصم بن عمر; c. 628 – c. 689) was the son of Jamila bint Thabit and Umar, the second Rashidun caliph. Asim was also the famous Hadith scholar. Biography Asim was the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab the senior Sa ...

, famous early Muslim scholar. * Abdulrahman ibn Sa'id ibn Zayd also known as Zayd Abdulrahman the Elder was the son of her daughter Fatima.

References

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