Umayya ibn Abd Shams

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

Umayya was the son of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, and the father of Harb ibn Umayya and Abu al-'As. [1]

His sons were

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Muslim Congress". Retrieved 2008-06-30.