Arwa bint al-Harith | |
Native Name: | أروى بنت الحارث |
Native Name Lang: | Arabic |
Known For: | Sahabiya and the cousin of Muhammad and Ali |
Spouse: | Abu Wida'a (al-Harith) ibn Sabarah ibn Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn Sahm al-Sahmi al-Qurayshi |
Mother: | Ghaziyya bint Qays |
Father: | Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib |
Arwā bint al-Ḥārith (Arabic: أروى بنت الحارث) was an eloquent and rhetorically skilled sahabiya and the cousin of Muhammad and Ali.[1] She was the daughter of Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Ghaziyya bint Qays. She was married to Abu Wida'a (al-Harith) ibn Sabarah ibn Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn Sahm al-Sahmi al-Qurayshi, and they had ten children.[2] These ten children were: Wida'a, Abd Allah, al-Saib, al-Muttalib, Sufyan, Hakim, Abu Sufyan (Yazid), al-Rabi', Umm Kulthum (Rabi'a), Umm Jamil (Zaynab), and Umm Hakim (Fatima).