Died Madina Children Uthman | ||
Parents Umm Hakim bint Abdul Muttalib Spouses Affan ibn Abi al-'As, Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt Cousins Umamah bint Hamza, Bakr bin Hamza, Omara bin Hamza, Amer bin Hamza, Ya'la bin Hamza Similar Shaybah ibn Hashim, Hamza ibn Abdul‑Muttalib, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Abdallah ibn Sa'd | ||
Arwa bint Kurayz (Arabic: أروى بنت كريز) was the mother of Uthman ibn Affan, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the third of the Sunni Rashidun or "Rightly Guided Caliphs".
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Ancestry
Arwa was the daughter of Kurayz ibn Rabi'ah ibn Habib Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, so was from the Banu Abd-Shams tribe, a sub-clan of the Quraysh. Arwa's mother was Umm Hakim bint Abdul Muttalib, so Arwa was a cousin of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Children
Arwa married Affan ibn Abi al-'As and bore him Uthman and Amina. After the death of Affan, Arwa married Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt, to whom she bore al-Walid, 'Ammara, Khalid, Umm Kulthum, Umm Hakim and Hind.
Biography
Arwa bint Kurayz converted to Islam and emigrated to Madina after her daughter, Umm Kulthum bint Uqba. She gave allegiance to Muhammad and remained in Madina until she died during the caliphate of her son, Uthman ibn Affan.