Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh

Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh (1884—1906) was one of the spouses of Ibn Saud, founder of Saudi Arabia, and the mother of King Faisal who was the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.[1][2]

Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh
Born1884
DiedOctober 1906 (aged 21–22)
SpouseIbn Saud
Issue
Full name
Tarfa bint Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al Sheikh
HouseHouse of Saud (by marriage)
FatherAbdullah bin Abdullatif Al Sheikh
MotherHaya bint Abdul Rahman Al Muqbel

Background and early life

Tarfa was born in 1884.[3] Her mother was Haya bint Abdul Rahman Al Muqbel.[4] She was a member of the Al Muqbel family from a village near Riyadh.[5]

Tarfa's father, Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al Sheikh, was a member of Al Sheikh family and one of Ibn Saud's principal religious teachers and advisers.[6][7] However, until the capture of Riyadh by Ibn Saud Abdullah was a supporter of Rashidi ruler, Muhammed bin Abdullah.[6] Bernard Reich states that Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al Sheikh was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's grandson.[7]

Personal life and death

Tarfa bint Abdullah and Ibn Saud married in 1902 immediately following the capture of Riyadh by him.[4][8] Tarfa's two sisters were also married to the members of the Al Saud family. One of them was the spouse of Saad bin Abdul Rahman, blood brother of Ibn Saud.[5] The other, Munira, married to Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, half-brother of Ibn Saud.[5][9] These marriages were strategic moves to strengthen the links between two families, namely the Al Sauds and the Al Sheikhs.[10]

Ibn Saud and Tarfa's first child, Noura, was born in 1904. Their son, Faisal, was born in Riyadh in April 1906.[7][11][12] Noura bint Abdulaziz married her cousin, Khalid bin Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, son of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman.[13] Tarfa bint Abdullah died in October 1906 when Faisal was just six months old.[4][12][14]

Ancestry

References
  1. Brian Lees (2006). "The Al Saud family and the future of Saudi Arabia". Asian Affairs. 37 (1): 45.
  2. May Yamani (January–March 2009). "From fragility to stability: a survival strategy for the Saudi monarchy" (PDF). Contemporary Arab Affairs. 2 (1): 91.
  3. "طرفة بنت عبد الله بن عبد اللطيف آل الشيخ". Kachaf (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "في ذكري ميلاده.. تعرف على أهم أسرار حياة الملك فيصل آل سعود". Elzman News (in Arabic). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. Alexei Vassiliev (1 March 2013). King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times. Saqi. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-86356-761-2.
  6. Alexander Bligh (1985). "The Saudi religious elite (Ulama) as participant in the political system of the kingdom". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 17: 37–50. doi:10.1017/S0020743800028750.
  7. Bernard Reich (1990). Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-313-26213-5.
  8. Madawi Al Rasheed (11 July 2002). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-521-64412-9.
  9. Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Faisal Al Saud (PDF). Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman and Family Charitable Organization. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012.
  10. Alejandra Galindo Marines (2001). "The relationship between the ulama and the government in the contemporary Saudi Arabian Kingdom: an interdependent relationship?" (PhD Thesis). Durham University.
  11. Alexei Vassiliev (1 March 2013). King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times. Saqi. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-86356-761-2.
  12. "King Faisal and His Family". King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. As'ad AbuKhalil (2004). The Battle for Saudi Arabia. Royalty, fundamentalism and global power. New York City: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-610-9.
  14. Mustafa Al Sedawi (24 May 2018). "نفحات من زوجات الملك عبد العزيز.. أمهات ملوك المملكة". Sayidaty (in Arabic). Riyadh. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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