Atika bint Yazid
| Atikah bint Yazid | |||||||||
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| Umayyad Princess | |||||||||
| File:Tomb of Atika.jpg Tomb of Atika in Damascus, Syria. | |||||||||
| Spouse | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | ||||||||
| Issue | Yazid II | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||||||
| Father | Yazid I | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Atikah bint Yazid (Arabic: عاتكة بنت يزيد) was an Umayyad princess. She was the daughter of Yazid I, and wife of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Some called her the scholar cause she studied Muslim religion, especially Hadith. She was also called generous as she gave up all of her money for a poor member of Abu Sufyan's family.[1]
However, Atikah was known as she was a relative to twelve Umayyad caliphs (out of fourteen)[a] and this enabled her to take off her Hijab in front of them, and no other known woman that had such number of mahrams (men permitted to see her hair according to muslim sharia) between caliphs.[2]
She survived the death of her grandson Al Walid II.[3]
The Caliphs who were related to her are:
| No. | Caliph | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muawiya I | Grandfather |
| 2 | Yazid I | Father |
| 3 | Muawiya II | Brother |
| 4 | Marwan I | Father-in-law |
| 5 | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | Husband |
| 6 | Al-Walid II | Step-sons |
| 7 | Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik | |
| 9 | Yazid II | Son |
| 10 | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik | Step-son |
| 11 | Al-Walid II | Grandson |
| 12 | Yazid III | Step-grandsons |
| 13 | Ibrahim ibn al-Walid |
Notes
References
- ^ The Ideal Muslimah. Islamic Books. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "لحلقة (29) عاتكة بنت يزيد بن معاوية (العالمة السّخيّة (Atikah bint Yazid bin Muwaiyah, The Generous scholar (Arabic))". alssunnah.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "موسوعة شبكة المعرفة الريفية (Atikah bint Yazid bin Muwaiyah (Arabic))". encyc.reefnet.gov.sy. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.