Awn ibn Ja'far

Awn ibn Jafar
عون إبن جعفر
Born
ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar

Died
Resting placeMedina
SpouseUmm Kulthum bint Ali
Parents
RelativesAli (uncle)
FamilyBanu Hashim

ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar (Arabic: عون إبن جعفر) was a companion and relative of Muhammad.

He was born in Abyssinia, the third son of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and Asma bint Umais. The family returned to Medina in 628.[1]

He married his cousin, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, who was a granddaughter of Muhammad. They had no children.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 196. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  2. ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 299.[need quotation to verify]