Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza | |
Native Name: | برة بنت عبد العزى |
Known For: | Maternal grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
Spouse: | Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf |
Children: | Aminah bint Wahb |
Mother: | Umm Habib bint Asad |
Father: | Abd al-Uzza ibn Uthman |
Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza (ar|برة بنت عبد العزى) ibn Uthman ibn Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai ibn Kilab[1] (of the Banu Abd ad-Dar[2]), was the maternal grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The mother of Barrah was Um Habib bint Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai ibn Kilab[3] and her father was Abdul Uzza ibn Othman ibn Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai. Therefore, Barrah's mother and father were second cousins. Moreover, Barra was a cousin of Khadija (first wife of Muhammad) since her mother, Um Habib, was a sister of Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad. Furthermore, the mother of Um Habib was Barrah bint Awf[4] ibn Abid ibn Awij ibn Adiy ibn Ka'ab ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib;[5] this was the maternal grandmother of Barrah bint Abdul Uzza.