Awn ibn Ja'far

Aun ibn Ja'far
Aun ibn Ja'far
عون بن جعفر بن أبي طالب
Born	Abyssinia
Died	Medina
Resting place	Medina
Spouse(s)	Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Children	None
Parents	Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (father); Asma bint Umais (mother);
Relatives	Ali (uncle)
Family	Banu Hashim

Aun ibn Ja'far (Arabic: عون بن جعفر بن أبي طالب) was a companion and relative of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

He was born in Abyssinia, the third son of Ja'far ibn Abu 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]

References[]

^ 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.
^ Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 299.^{[need quotation to verify]}

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