by Arwa bint Kurayz (Arabic: أروى بنت كريز) was the mother of Uthman ibn Affan.
Family And Lineage
Arwa bint Kurayz ibn Rabee’ah ibn Habeeb ibn ‘Abd Shams ibn ‘Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy.[1]At-Tamheed wal-Bayan fi Maqtal al-Shaheed ‘Uthman, by Muhammad Yahya al-Andalusi, p.19[2]The Biography of ‘Uthman Ibn’ Affan, Dhun-Noorayn, by Dr. Ali Muhammad As-Sallabi, Translated by Nasir Khattab, pg.11
Her mother, the aunt of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), was Al-Bayda bint Abdul-Muttalib, the twin sister of Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib[3]As-Sallabi, op. cit., pg.12
Embracing Islam
She embraced Islam during the Caliphate of her son, Uthman.[4]As-Sallabi, op. cit., pg.12
Death
She died during Uthman’s Caliphate. He was among those who carried her to her grave in Al-Baqi.[5]al-Khilafah al-Rashidah wa’l-Dawlah al-Umawiyyah, br Dr. Yahya al-Yaha, p. 388.[6]As-Sallabi, op. cit., pg.12
References
| ↑1 | At-Tamheed wal-Bayan fi Maqtal al-Shaheed ‘Uthman, by Muhammad Yahya al-Andalusi, p.19 |
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| ↑2 | The Biography of ‘Uthman Ibn’ Affan, Dhun-Noorayn, by Dr. Ali Muhammad As-Sallabi, Translated by Nasir Khattab, pg.11 |
| ↑3, ↑4, ↑6 | As-Sallabi, op. cit., pg.12 |
| ↑5 | al-Khilafah al-Rashidah wa’l-Dawlah al-Umawiyyah, br Dr. Yahya al-Yaha, p. 388. |