About Abu al-'As ibn Umayya
Lived 530 – 570 (aged 39–40). Abu al-'As ibn Umayya was a merchant.
Abū al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayya was a son of the eponymous progenitor of the Umayyad clan, Umayya ibn Abd Shams.
Their sons were the following:
Affan, father of Caliph Uthman. Al-Hakam, the father of the Umayyad caliph Marwan I. Al-Mughira, maternal great-grandfather of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.
He also had daughters: Safiyya, who married Abu Sufyan. Their daughter Ramla was a wife of Muhammad. Arwa, who married Amr ibn Hisham. Their daughter Asma was the fourth wife of Caliph Uthman.
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Who was Abu al-'As ibn Umayya?
6th-century Arab chief of Banu Umayya clan (Quraysh)
When was Abu al-'As ibn Umayya born?
Abu al-'As ibn Umayya was born in 530 in Mecca.
When did Abu al-'As ibn Umayya die?
Abu al-'As ibn Umayya died in 570 in Mecca.
What was Abu al-'As ibn Umayya's occupation?
Abu al-'As ibn Umayya was a merchant.
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