Murrah ibn Ka'b (Arabic: مُرَّة ٱبْن كَعْب) ibn Luay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik was a man from Quraysh tribe, supposed to have lived in the 4th century.[1] He was the sixth-in-line of Muhammad's grandfathers. He is the common ancestor of all four of Muhammad's grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of six of Muhammad's eight great-grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of Muhammad and his friend Abu Bakr.

Murrah ibn Ka'b
(Arabic: مُرَّة ٱبْن كَعْب)
Known forAncestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and numerous branches of the Quraish tribe
Spouses
  • Hind bint Surayr
  • Asma bint Adiy
ChildrenKilab ibn Murrah, Taym ibn Murrah, Yaqazah ibn Murrah
Parent(s)Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy
Wahshiya bint Shaiban
RelativesAdiy ibn Ka'b, Husays ibn Ka'b (brothers)

Descendants

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Prophet Muhammad's ancestors to Murrah
Father:Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
Mother:Salma bint Amr An-Najjariya (not a descendant of Murrah).
Father:Amr ibn Ae’z ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
Mother:Sakhra bint Abd ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
Father:Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
Mother:Atika bint a-Awqas As-Sulamiya[2] (not a descendant of Murrah).
Father:Abdul Uzza ibn Othman ibn Abd Addar ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
Mother:Um Habib bint Assad ibn Abdul Uzza ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

His mother was Wahshiya bint Shaiban ibn Muharib ibn Fihr ibn Malik, so his mother was a second cousin of his father.

References

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  1. ^ Estimated according to number of generations between him and the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
  2. ^ "الموسوعة الشاملة - الكامل في التاريخ". Islamport.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

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