ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar (Arabic: عون إبن جعفر) was a companion and relative of Muhammad.
Awn ibn Jafar | |
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عون إبن جعفر | |
Born | ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar |
Died | |
Resting place | Medina |
Spouse | Umm Kulthum bint Ali |
Parents |
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Relatives | Ali (uncle) |
Family | Banu Hashim |
He was born in Abyssinia, the third son of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and Asma bint Umais. The family returned to Medina in 628.[1]
He married his cousin, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, who was a granddaughter of Muhammad. They had no children.[2]
References
edit- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 196. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 299.[need quotation to verify]