Uthman ibn Abd Ghanm

عثمان بن عبد غنم

Aksum

Of Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr; he emigrated to Abyssinia — one of three men Ibn Ishaq names from that clan.

Depth

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

Aksum

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Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

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Summary

Of Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr; he emigrated to Abyssinia — Ibn Ishaq names three men of them. 1

In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter

Ibn Ishaq names him first of three men of Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr in "the rest of the Abyssinian emigrants", tracing him to Zuhayr ibn Abi Shaddad. 1 2

Tribe

He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr 1

Connections

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Member of
Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr
Participated in
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Traveled to
Aksum

People and things also explored

Al-Harith ibn Abd Qays· Iyad ibn Zuhayr· Sa'd ibn Abd Qays· The second migration to Abyssinia· Abdullah ibn al-Harith the Poet· Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi· Abdullah ibn Sufyan al-Makhzumi· Abu al-Rum ibn Umayr

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/9
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/10
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Al-Harith ibn Abd Qays

A Companion of Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr; he emigrated to Abyssinia and arrived in the two ships.