Umayya ibn Abd Shams
Umayya ibn Abd Shams (Arabic: أمية بن عبد شمس) was the son of Abd Shams and is the progenitor of the line of the Umayyad Caliphs. Anti-Umayyad polemic says that his name is derived from 'afa' a diminutive of the word for slave-girl[1] and instead of being the legitimate son of Abd Shams, Ibn al-kalbi claim that he was adopted by him.[2] However, Ibn al-Kalbi is acknowledged as unreliable reporter.[3] ' The clan of Banu Umayyad as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams.
His sons were:
His close relatives and descendants
References
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Islam T-U. p. 839.
- ↑ Moussavi, Ahmad Kazemi; Crow, Karim Douglas (2005). Facing One Qiblah: Legal and Doctrinal Aspects of Sunni and Shi'ah Muslims. Pustaka Nasional Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789971775520. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ The Biography of the Prophet and the Orientalists. ideas4islam. p. 695. GGKEY:BKP7ZJ6D11W.
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