Person
al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām
الزبير بن العوام
Abū ʿAbd Allāh · Ḥawārī Rasūl Allāh (Disciple-Apostle of the Messenger)
594 CE – 656 CE(aged ~62) Banū Asad ibn ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā
Among the first to accept Islam (4th or 5th male). Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ — his mother Ṣafiyya was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt. Nephew of Khadīja (her brother al-ʿAwwām was his father). Married Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (sister of ʿĀʾisha). Father of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr (the counter-caliph in the Second Fitna). Killed shortly after the Battle of the Camel (36 AH).
Significance
Among the first to accept Islam (4th or 5th male). Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ — his mother Ṣafiyya was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt. Nephew of Khadīja (her brother al-ʿAwwām was his father). Married Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (sister of ʿĀʾisha). Father of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr (the counter-caliph in the Second Fitna). Killed shortly after the Battle of the Camel (36 AH).
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