Uthman Ibn Affan - Family of Uthman

Family of Uthman

Uthman belonged to the Umayyad branch of the Quraish tribe. He was the son of Affan ibn Abi al-'As and Urwa bint Kariz. Urwa bore only two children from Affan: Uthman and his sister Amna. After the death of Affan, Urwa married Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt, to whom she bore three sons and a daughter:

  1. Walid ibn Uqba
  2. Khalid ibn Uqba
  3. Amr ibn Uqba
  4. Umm Kulthum bint Uqba

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