Murrah ibn Ka'b (Arabic: مرة بن كعب‎) ibn Luay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik is a man from Quraish tribe, supposed to live in the 4th century. He is the sixth-in-line of Muhammad’s grandfathers. He is the common ancestor of Muhammad’s all four grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of six of Muhammad’s eight great-grandparents.
- Abdul Muttalib (Muhammad’s paternal grandfather):
- 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).
- Fatimah bint Amr (Muhammad’s paternal grandmother):
- 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.
- Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf (Muhammad’s maternal grandfather):
- Father:Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.
- Mother:Atika bint a-Awqas As-Sulamiya (not a descendant of Murrah).
- Barrah bint Abdul Uzza (Muhammad’s maternal grandmother):
- 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
Sources
- Ibn Hisham's Prophet Muhammad's biography (Arabic)