Atikah bint Yazid
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]
| Atikah bint Yazid عاتكة بنت يزيد | |||||||||
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| Umayyad Princess | |||||||||
 Tomb of Atika in Damascus, Syria. | |||||||||
| Born | Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||||
| Died | Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate now Syria | ||||||||
| Burial | Damascus | ||||||||
| Spouse | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | ||||||||
| Issue | Yazid II Marwan al-Asghar | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||||||
| Father | Yazid I | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
However, Atikah was known as she was a relative to twelve Umayyad caliphs (out of fourteen)[lower-alpha 1] 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]
Caliphs related to her
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 | Husband |
| 6 | Al-Walid I | Step-sons |
| 7 | Sulayman | |
| 9 | Yazid II | Son |
| 10 | Hisham | Step-son |
| 11 | Al-Walid II | Grandson |
| 12 | Yazid III | Step-grandsons |
| 13 | Ibrahim ibn al-Walid |
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.
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