Umayya ibn ʿAbd Shams
أمية بن عبد شمس
Bornc. 515[1]
Makkah, Hijaz, Arabia
Died
Makkah
Known forbeing the qāʾid (wartime commander) of the Meccans, Umayyad Caliphate, Caliphate of Córdoba
ParentAbd Shams ibn Abd Manaf (father)

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,[2] and instead of being the legitimate son of Abd Shams, Ibn al-Kalbi claims that he was adopted by him.[3] However, Ibn al-Kalbi is acknowledged as unreliable reporter.[4]

The clan of Banu Umayyad as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams.

Umayya succeeded Abd Shams as the qāʾid (wartime commander) of the Meccans. This position was likely an occasional political post whose holder oversaw the direction of Mecca's military affairs in times of war instead of an actual field command. This proved instructive as later Umayyads were known for possessing considerable political and military organizational skills.

His children were:

References

  1. ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/names/umayya_ibn%20abd%20manaf?lang=AR#signup_terms Archived 2020-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Islam T-U. p. 839.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The Biography of the Prophet and the Orientalists. ideas4islam. p. 695. GGKEY:BKP7ZJ6D11W.


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