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Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As

أبان بن سعيد بن العاص

Of Banu Abd Shams, brother of Khalid and Amr the sons of Sa'id; Ibn Ishaq attributes to him verses addressed to his brothers when they became Muslim, and Khalid answered him.

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Roles
Poet
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Place in the story

  • PoetTradition

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Summary

Of Banu Abd Shams, brother of Khalid and Amr, the sons of Sa'id; Ibn Ishaq attributes to him verses addressed to his two brothers when they became Muslim, which Khalid answered. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq mentions that Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As addressed his brothers Khalid and Amr in verses when they became Muslim, and that Khalid answered him in verses. 1 The book does not state here what Aban's own state was when he spoke the verses, nor does it state that he emigrated to Abyssinia. 1

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Abd Shams 1

Connections

Member of
Banu Abd Shams
Sibling of
Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-AsAmr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
Child of
Sa'id ibn al-As Abu Uhayha
Mentioned in
Khalid ibn Said's reply to his brother Aban

People and things also explored

Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-AsKhalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-AsSa'id ibn al-As Abu UhayhaBanu Abd ShamsVerses of Aban ibn Said to his brothers Khalid and AmrReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibAma bint Khalid ibn Sa'idSa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'id

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/4
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Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As

A Companion of Banu Abd Shams; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Fatima bint Safwan, arrived in the two ships, and was killed at Ajnadayn in Abu Bakr's caliphate.