Awwam ibn Khuwaylid

ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid (Arabic: العوام بن خويلد) was an Arab Qurayshi soldier who died in the Fijar Wars. According to a Shia narration, his father Khuwaylid ibn Asad adopted Awwam in Egypt. He was a member of the Asad tribe from the Banu Quraysh and the brother of Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid.

Awwam ibn Khuwaylid العوام بن خويلد
Other names	Abu Zubayr
Spouse	Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib
Children	Zubayr Hind Al-Sa'ib Abd al-Ka'ba
Parent(s)	Khuwaylid ibn Asad (father) Fatimah bint Za'idah (mother)
Relatives	Khadija bint Khuwaylid (sister)
Family	Quraysh (tribe)
Military career
Battles / wars	Fijar Wars †

Awwam was the spouse of Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib and they had five children:

• the companion Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,
• Saaib ibn al-Awwām
• Hind bint al-Awwam, spouse of Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi, the adoptive son of Muhammad
• Abdulkaaba ibn al-Awwam.
• Zaynab bint al-Awwam, spouse of her cousin, Hakim ibn Hizam ibn Khuwaylid

See also

• Sahaba
• List of notable Hijazis
• Zubayrids

External links

• http://al-islam.org/beacons/7.htm