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Malik ibn Rabi'a

مالك بن ربيعة

Aksum

A Companion of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Umra and arrived in the two ships.

Depth

At a glance

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

Aksum

Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph

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

A Companion of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Amra and came in the two ships. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq names him of Banu Amir, with his wife Amra bint al-Sa'di ibn Waqdan ibn Abd Shams. 1

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy 1

Connections

Spouse of
Umra bint al-Sa'di
Member of
Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy
Participated in
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Traveled to
Aksum

People and things also explored

Umra bint al-Sa'diAbu Hatib ibn AmrFatima bint al-MujallalSahla bint SuhaylSalit ibn AmrUmm Kulthum bint SuhaylReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibAksum

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/5
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People

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Related

Umra bint al-Sa'di

Wife of Malik ibn Rabi'a, of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy; she emigrated with him to Abyssinia.