Known for Ancestor of Muhammad Children Hashim ibn Abd Manaf Parents Murrah ibn Hilal | Spouse Abd Manaf ibn Qusai Name Atikah Murrah Grandchildren Abdul-Muttalib | |
Role Hashim ibn Abd Manaf's mother Great grandchildren Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Abu Lahab People also search for Hashim ibn Abd Manaf | ||
Ātikah bint Murrah ibn Hilāl ibn Fālij ibn Dhakwān (Arabic: عاتكة بنت مرة) (fl. 5th century CE) was a Hawazin heiress, and the mother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, thus the great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Biography
Atikah was wife 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 the conjoined brothers 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).
Atikah also bore Abd Manaf ibn Qusai three other sons; Muttalib, Hala and Barra, and six daughters; Tumadir/Tamadur, Qilaba, Hayya, Raytah/Rita, Umm Akhtham, and Umm Sufyan.