Harith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

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Ḥārith ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: حارث بن عبد المطلب‎) was one of the uncles of the prophet Muhammad and also a Sahaba. His mother was Fatimah bint Amr. His brothers were Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, and ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib.

Harith had many sons, among them:

• Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith
• Rabi'ah ibn al-Harith
• Obaidah ibn al-Harith - was the first Muslim to be martyred in battle

as well as daughters:

• Arwa binte al-Harith ibn`Abd al-Muttalib ^[1].

[edit] See also

• Sahaba
• ‘Abd al-Muttalib (name)

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• http://web.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/companions/English/sufyan.html
• http://al-islam.org/restatement/71.htm