The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 1 of 4

72 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Ihn Ishaq stated that Quvayy had four sons and two daughters, the sons being
'Ahd Manaf, 'Ahd al-Dar, 'Ahd d-Wzza, and 'Ahd, the daughters Takhmur and
Barra. The mother of all these was Hubba, daughter of Hulayl h. Huhshiyya h.
Salal h. Ka'b h. 'Amr, al-Khuzaci. It was from Hulayl that Qu~ayy b. Kilah took
control over the Sacred House.
According to Ibn Hisbiim, 'Ahd Manaf b. Qusayy had four sons, Hnshim,
'Abd Shams, and al-Mucralih, their mother being 'Atika daughter of Murra h.
Hild. Another son of his was Nawfd b. 'Ahd Maniif, his mother being Waqida,
daughter of 'Am al-Muiniyya.
Ibn Hishm stated as well that 'Ahd Maniifalso fathered Aha 'Am, Tumadir,
Qulaha, Hayya, Rayta, Umm al-Akhtham, and Umm Sufym.
Also according to Ihn Hishm, Hashim h. 'Ahd Manghad four (src) sons and
five daughters. The sons were named 'Ahd al-Mucmlih, Asad, and Abii Sayfi;
the daughters were Nadla, al-Shaffal, Khalida, Dacifa, Ruqayya, and Hayya.
The mother of 'Abd al-Munalih and Ruqayya was Salma, daughter of 'Amr b.
Zayd h. Lahid h. Khidah b. 'Amir b. Ghanm b. 'Adi b. al-Najjar from Medina.
Ibn Hish- also gave the names of the mothers of the remaining children.
He stated that 'Ahd al-Mundih had ten sons and six daughters. The sons
were al-'Ahhas, Hamza, 'Ahd Allah, Aha Talih (whose name was 'Ahd Manaf
and not 'Urnran), al-Zubayr, al-Haith, who was the first-horn of his father who
was therefore accorded his name, Jahl (whom some name as Hajl), who was
nicknamed al-Ghaydaq, "the liberal", for his generosity, al-Muqawwim, Du*,
and Aha Lahah (whose name was 'Abd al-Wzza). His daughters' names were
Safiyya, Umm Hakim al-Baydal, 'Atika, Umayma, CArwa, and Barra. And Ihn
Hishitm also gave the names of their mothers. He stated that the mother of 'Ahd
Allah, Aha Tdih, al-Zubayr and all the girls except Safiyya was FaGma, daughter
of 'Amr h. 'A'idh h. Wmrm h. Makhzam b. Yaqza b. Murra h. Ka'b h. Lu'ayy
b. Ghdih h. Fihr h. Mdik h. al-Na& h. Kinana h. Khuzayma h. Mudrika h.
Ilyas h. Mudar h. Niza h. Ma'ad h. 'Adnm.
He said further that 'Ahd Allah fathered Muhammad, the Messenger of God
(SAAS), the lord of all Adam's children. His mother was Amina daughter of
Wahh b. CAhd Manaf b. Zuhra h. Kilah b. Murra h. Ka'b b. Lu'ayy. He then
gave mention of all her maternal forebears.
Ihn Hisham concluded that the Prophet (SAAS) was the most noble of
Adam's children in worthiness and descent from both his father and his mother.
Previously recounted is the following statement of al-Awzaci on the authority
of Shaddad Aba 'Amms from Wathila h. al-Asqac: 'LThe Messenger of God
(SAAS) said, 'God chose Kinma from Ishmael's progeny and Q?lraysh from
Kinana, Hahim from Quraysh, and myself from Hahim.'" Muslim recounted
this tradition.