Awn ibn Ja'far

ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar (Arabic: عون إبن جعفر) was a companion and relative of Muhammad.

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Awn ibn Jafar
عون إبن جعفر
Born	ʿAwn ibn Jaʿfar Abyssinia
Died	Medina
Resting place	Medina
Spouse	Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Parents	Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (father) Asma bint Umais (mother)
Relatives	Ali (uncle)
Family	Banu Hashim
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He was born in Abyssinia, the third son of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and Asma bint Umais. The family returned to Medina in 628.^[1]

He married his cousin, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, who was a granddaughter of Muhammad. They had no children.^[2]

1. ^ Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 196. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
2. ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 299.^{[need quotation to verify]}

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