ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid () was an Arab Qurayshi soldier who died in the Fijar Wars. According to a Shia narration, his father Khuwaylid ibn Asad adopted Awwam in Egypt. He was a member of the Asad tribe from the Banu Quraysh and the brother of Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
Awwam was the spouse of Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib and they had five children:
- the companion Zubayr ibn al-Awwam,
- Saaib ibn al-Awwām
- Hind bint al-Awwam, spouse of Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi, the adoptive son of Muhammad
- Abdulkaaba ibn al-Awwam.
- Zaynab bint al-Awwam, spouse of her cousin, Hakim ibn Hizam ibn Khuwaylid
See also
- Sahaba
- List of notable Hijazis
- Zubayrids
References
External links
- http://al-islam.org/beacons/7.htm