Ṣafiyyah bint Abī al-ʿĀṣ () was the daughter of
Abu al-As ibn Umayya
Abū al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayya () was a son of the eponymous progenitor of the Umayyad clan, Umayya ibn Abd Shams.
His sons were the following:
* Affan, father of Caliph Uthman.
* Al-Hakam, the father of the Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
*Al-Mughira, ma ...
.
She was a wife of
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
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(her cousin). She had at least two daughters with him:
Ramlah
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The city was founded in the early 8th century CE by the Umayyad caliph S ...
, who would later adopt
Islam
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and marry
Muhammad
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, and Umayna.
[Ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'', p. 169. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.]
See also
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Saffiyah (name)
Safiya () is an Arab name, meaning "pure."
Alternative transliterations include ''Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia'', etc.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medieval
*Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (late 5 ...
References
Banu Umayya
7th-century Arab people
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