Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ( ar, زهرة بن كلاب بن مُرة) was the great-grandfather of

Aminah bint Wahb Aminah bint Wahb ( ar, آمِنَة ٱبْنَت وَهْب, ', ), was a woman of the clan of Banu Zuhrah in the tribe of Quraysh, and the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life and marriage Aminah was born to Wahb ibn Abd Manaf an ...

, and was thus the great-great-grandfather of the

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. He was also the progenitor of the

Banu Zuhrah Banu Zuhrah ( ar, بنو زُهرة) is a clan of the Quraysh tribe. Akhnas ibn Shariq al-Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah were with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he ...

clan of the

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tribe in

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Biography

According to traditional Islamic belief, Zuhrah's father was

Kilab ibn Murrah Kilab ibn Murrah ( ar, كِلَاب ٱبْن مُرَّة) (born 373 AD) was an ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Specifically, he was prophet Muhammad's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Biography Kilab was the son of Murrah ibn Ka'b ...

, a descendant of

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(

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) through his son

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(

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). His younger brother

Qusai ibn Kilab Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ( ar, قصي ٱبن كلاب ٱبن مرة, ''Qusayy ibn Kilāb ibn Murrah''; ca. 400–480), also spelled Qusayy, Kusayy, Kusai, or Cossai, born Zayd ( ar, زيد), was an Ishmaelite descendant of the Prophet Abraha ...

became the first Quraysh custodian of the

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. After his father's death his mother

Fatimah bint Sa'd Fatimah bint Sa’d Al Āmri Al-Zahrani ( ar, فاطمة بنت سعد العامري الزهراني), was the paternal great-great-great-great-grandmother and maternal great-great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad. Her full name ...

married Rabi'ah ibn Haram from the

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tribe. His younger brother,

, became the first

custodian of the

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and brought those of Quraysh who were his nearest of kin and settled them in the Meccan valley besides the Sanctuary. Which included him, his uncle

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, the son of another uncle Makhzum ibn Yaqazah, and his other cousins Jumah and Sahm who were less close. During the apparent quarrels of his nephews 'Abd Manaf and 'Abd ad-Dar, after Qusai had invested 'Abd ad-Dar with all his rights, powers, and transferred the ownership of the House of Assembly shortly before his death, Zuhrah supported 'Abd Manaf in contesting 'Abd ad-Dar's inheritance.

Family tree

* * indicates that the marriage order is disputed * Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.

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Biography

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