Atikah bint Murrah
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Ātikah bint Murrah ibn Hilāl ibn Fālij ibn Dhakwān was a Banu Hawazin
heiress, and the mother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, thus the great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet
Muhammad
.
She was one of several wives of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
. The birth of her conjoined twin sons
'Amr (more commonly known as Hashim) and 'Abd Shams
was remembered for 'Amr being born with one of his toes pressed into 'Abd Shams’s forehead. It was said that they had struggled in the womb seeking to be firstborn. Legend says that their father, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
, separated his conjoined sons with a sword and that some priests believed that the blood that had flown between them signified wars between their progeny (confrontations did occur between Banu al'Abbas and Banu Ummaya ibn 'Abd Shams
in the year 750 AH).
She also bore him three other sons; Muttalib
, Hala and Barra, and six daughters; Tumadir/Tamadur, Qilaba, Hayya, Raytah/Rita, Umm Akhtham, and Umm Sufyan.
Hawazin
Ha'wa zin was a sub-division from the Qais Ailan tribe, Hawazin is the mighty Pre-Islamic Arabian tribe concentrated in the area around Ta’if in the Arabian Peninsula. Its descendants are scattered across the Middle-East and North Africa as many of its members were dispatched after the Muslim...
heiress, and the mother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, thus the great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet
Prophets of Islam
Muslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
Muhammad
Muhammad
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.
She was one of several wives of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
‘Abdu Manāf ibn Quṣayy was a Quraishi and great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Ali. His father was Quṣayy ibn Kilāb.-Biography:...
. The birth of her conjoined twin sons
Conjoined twins
Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and a smaller fraction of...
'Amr (more commonly known as Hashim) and 'Abd Shams
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent member of the Quraish tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and their descendants take its name from him.-Lineage:...
was remembered for 'Amr being born with one of his toes pressed into 'Abd Shams’s forehead. It was said that they had struggled in the womb seeking to be firstborn. Legend says that their father, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
‘Abdu Manāf ibn Quṣayy was a Quraishi and great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Ali. His father was Quṣayy ibn Kilāb.-Biography:...
, separated his conjoined sons with a sword and that some priests believed that the blood that had flown between them signified wars between their progeny (confrontations did occur between Banu al'Abbas and Banu Ummaya ibn 'Abd Shams
Umayya ibn Abd Shams
The clan of Banu Umayyad as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams.Umayya was the son of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, and the father of Harb ibn Umayya and Abu al-'As....
in the year 750 AH).
She also bore him three other sons; Muttalib
Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf
Muttalib ibn Abd al-Manaf was one of the ancestors of the Sahaba .-History:His father was Abd Manaf ibn Qusai.Muttalib was the younger brother of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf...
, Hala and Barra, and six daughters; Tumadir/Tamadur, Qilaba, Hayya, Raytah/Rita, Umm Akhtham, and Umm Sufyan.