Khuwaylid ibn Asad

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
Died585 or 595 C.E.
SpouseFatimah bint Za'idah
Children
Familyclan of Banu Hashim
tribe of Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza[1][2]

Family

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.

Business

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.

Death

He died in 600 CE during the Ḥarb al-fijār ('sacrilegious war')[7] before the battle of Fijar.[8]

References
  1. Azid, Toseef; Ward-batts, Jennifer L. (2020-06-22). Economic Empowerment Of Women In The Islamic World: Theory And Practice. World Scientific. p. 93. ISBN 978-981-12-1216-1.
  2. Al-Jibouri, Yasin T. (2014-09-22). Muhammad. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-312-54115-3.
  3. "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah - islamophile.org - L'islam en français". www.islamophile.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah - islamophile.org - L'islam en français". www.islamophile.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  5. Haq, S.M. Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 1. p. 54.
  6. The Women of Madina. Ta-Ha Publishers. p. 9.
  7. "Wife of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWAS)". www.ummah.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  8. Tabari, Muhammad ibn Yarir al- (1987-01-01). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 2: Prophets and Patriarchs. SUNY Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-87395-921-6.


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