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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Zaynab’s grandfather was Riyab ibn Yaamur, a Bedouin from the tribe of Asad ibn Khuzayma.<ref>Note. The Asad ibn Khuzayma tribe should not be confused with the Asad clan of the Quraysh. The latter were a single family who lived in Mecca, i.e., the descendants of Asad ibn Abduluzza, of whom Khadijah was one.</ref> He immigrated to Mecca and requested an alliance with the Quraysh, apparently because he desired their assistance in a quarrel with the | Zaynab’s grandfather was Riyab ibn Yaamur, a Bedouin from the tribe of Asad ibn Khuzayma.<ref>Note. The Asad ibn Khuzayma tribe should not be confused with the Asad clan of the Quraysh. The latter were a single family who lived in Mecca, i.e., the descendants of Asad ibn Abduluzza, of whom Khadijah was one.</ref> He immigrated to Mecca and requested an alliance with the Quraysh, apparently because he desired their assistance in a quarrel with the Khuza’a tribe. [[Khadijah bint Khuwaylid|Khadijah’s]] grandfather, Asad ibn Abduluzza, responded, “and he gladly joined them as ''hali'' [ally on equal terms].” But the Meccans later told him that the Asad were “a wretched branch of the Quraysh”. Riyab then broke this alliance and formed one with the Umayya, who were the most powerful clan in Mecca.<ref>Kister, M. J. (1990). On Strangers and Allies in Mecca. ''Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 13'', 113-154.</ref> Hence Riyab’s children and grandchildren were regarded as honorary Umayyads.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:170-172 lists some of Riyab’s clan who lived in Mecca. Some were his biological family but others may have been more loosely attached.</ref> | ||
Riyab’s son Jahsh married Umama bint Abdulmuttalib, who was Muhammad’s aunt;<ref>Tabari 39:180.</ref> hence their six children were his first cousins. The birth-order of their daughters is not certain. | |||
# Abd, the first of the sons, was born blind. | # Abd, the first of the sons, was born blind. “He could find his way around Mecca without a guide.” He was a poet. He married Abu Sufyan’s daughter and in later life he was always known by his ''kunya'' Abu Ahmad. | ||
# Abdullah was the second son. He married Zaynab b Khuzayma (who later married Muhammad). He also married Fatima b Abi Hubaysh, by whom he had one son. He died at Uhud on 22 March 625. | # Abdullah was the second son. He married Zaynab b Khuzayma (who later married Muhammad). He also married Fatima b Abi Hubaysh, by whom he had one son, Muhammad ibn Abdullah. He died at Uhud on 22 March 625. | ||
# Zaynab was born c. 590. | # Zaynab was born c. 590. | ||
# Ubaydullah ( | # Ubaydullah (“little Abdullah”) was the third son. He was a spiritual seeker. He married Abu Sufyan’s daughter. She was born c. 594, so he was presumably this age or a little older. He died in Abyssinia in late 627. | ||
# Habibah (also known as Umm Habib) married the wealthy merchant Abdulrahman ibn Awf. He was one of the earliest converts to Islam. Habiba was childless. She had a bleeding disorder. | # Habibah (also known as Umm Habib) married the wealthy merchant Abdulrahman ibn Awf. He was one of the earliest converts to Islam. Habiba was childless. She had a bleeding disorder. | ||
# Hamnah was probably the youngest child. Her two husbands were born in 594 and 595, so she was probably not older than this. She married Masood ibn Umayr, who died at Uhud in March 625. She was almost immediately remarried to Talha ibn Ubaydullah. | # Hamnah was probably the youngest child. Her two husbands were born in 594 and 595, so she was probably not older than this. She married Masood ibn Umayr, who died at Uhud in March 625. She was almost immediately remarried to Talha ibn Ubaydullah. | ||
It is possible that Zaynab remembered Muhammad’s wedding to Khadijah, which took place when she was about five years old. | |||
It is possible that Zaynab remembered Muhammad’s wedding to Khadijah, which took place when she was about five years old. | |||
===First Marriage=== | ===First Marriage=== | ||