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Al-Harith ibn Hatib

الحارث بن حاطب

Aksum

Son of Hatib ibn al-Harith and Fatima bint al-Mujallal; he arrived with his mother and brother in one of the ships.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Tradition
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
Review
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In space

Aksum

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Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

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

Summary

Son of Hatib ibn al-Harith and Fatima bint al-Mujallal; he arrived with his mother and brother in one of the two ships. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq names him a son of Hatib ibn al-Harith with his brother Muhammad, saying their mother brought them in one of the two ships. 1

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Jumah 1

Connections

Member of
Banu Jumah
Child of
Hatib ibn al-HarithFatima bint al-Mujallal
Sibling of
Muhammad ibn Hatib
Participated in
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Traveled to
Aksum

People and things also explored

Hatib ibn al-HarithMuhammad ibn HatibReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibFatima bint al-MujallalAksumHattab ibn al-HarithFukayha bint YasarJabir ibn Sufyan

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/7
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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

Hatib ibn al-Harith

Of Banu Jumah; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Fatima bint al-Mujallal and his two sons Muhammad and al-Harith, and died there a Muslim.