Safiyyah bint Abi al-As explained

Safiyyah bint Abi al-As
Office:Wife of Quraysh chief of Umayya clan
Successor:
Birth Place:Mecca, Arabia
Death Place:Arabia
Relations:
  • Affan (older brother)
  • Al-Hakam (brother)
  • Al-Mughira (brother)
  • Arwa (sister)
Children:Umm Habiba
Spouse:Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Parents:Abu al-As ibn Umayya

Ṣafiyyah bint Abī al-ʿĀṣ was the daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayya.

She was a wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (her cousin). She had at least two daughters with him: Ramlah, who would later adopt Islam and marry Muhammad, and Umayna.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 169. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.