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Murra ibn Ka'b

مرة بن كعب

Father of Kilab, Taym and Yalaq; a link in the agreed lineage between Ka'b and Kilab — from Taym ibn Murra descends the Banu Taym clan of Abu Bakr and Talha ibn Ubayd Allah 1 2 3.

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Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Region
Arabia

Family, marriage and kinship

Summary

Father of Kilab, Taym and Yalaq; a link in the agreed lineage between Ka'b and Kilab — from Taym ibn Murra descends the Banu Taym clan of Abu Bakr and Talha ibn Ubayd Allah 1 2 3.

His place in the lineage

In Murra's progeny God joined the Prophet ﷺ's house and the Siddiq's house: Banu Kilab ibn Murra hold the Prophet through Qusayy, and Banu Taym ibn Murra hold Abu Bakr 3 4.

For younger visitors

Murra ibn Ka'b is one of the Prophet's ancestors in the part of the lineage the genealogists agree on, from Adnan down to Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

Connections

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Parent of
Kilab ibn Murra
Child of
Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy

People and things also explored

Qusayy ibn Kilab· Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib· Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy· Kilab ibn Murra· Taj Mahal· The Muslim home (al-bayt al-muslim)· Living with a spouse in kindness (mu'ashara bil-ma'ruf)· Male guardianship in the family (qiwama)

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.48
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/1-4
  3. الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة — ابن حجر العسقلاني
  4. Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri
  • Tarikh al-Rusul wa-l-Muluk — al-Tabari
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Qusayy ibn Kilab

The Qahtani-raised Qurashi who returned to Mecca, married Hulayl’s daughter Hubba, took the custody of the Kaaba from Khuzaʾa around 440 CE after the arbitration of Yaʾmar ibn Awf, gathered Quraysh into the town’s quarters, founded Dar al-Nadwa, and held the five offices: riyasa, liwa, hijaba, siqaya and rifada.