Awn ibn Ja'far

Awn ibn Jafar
Awn ibn Jafar
عون إبن جعفر
Born	ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar; Abyssinia
Died	Medina
Resting place	Medina
Spouse	Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Parents	Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (father); Asma bint Umais (mother);
Relatives	Ali (uncle)
Family	Banu 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

↑ 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.
↑ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 299.

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