Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'in

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Muhammed bin Abd al-Muin, Sharif of Mecca 1827–1851, as pictured in the 1848 book by William Francis Lynch

Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn ibn ‘Awn (Arabic: محمد بن عبد المعين بن عون‎‎; 1767 – c. 29 March 1858), also known as Muhammad ibn Awn (محمد ابن عون), was Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1827 to 1836, 1840 to 1851, and 1856 to 1858.

Family[]

Son of Sharif ‘Abdu’l Muin bin ‘Aun.

Emirate[]

He was appointed to the Emirate in 1827 by Muhammad Ali Pasha, the ruler of Egypt.^[1] He was the first Emir of Mecca from the Abdillahis – the clan descending from his 6-th generation ancestor Abd Allah ibn Hasan.

Death and burial[]

He died on 13 Sha'ban 1274 AH (c. 29 March 1858) after an illness. He was buried in the qubbah (tomb-building) of Aminah bint Wahb, next to her grave.^[2]

Issue[]

He had six sons:

1. Abdullah
2. Ali (father of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca)
3. Husayn
4. Awn ar-Rafiq
5. Sultan
6. Abd al-Ilah

He also had four daughters.^{[3][citation needed]}

Notes[]

References[]

• Salibi, Kamal (2006) [1993]. The Modern History of Jordan (Rev. paperback ed.). London: I. B. Tauris. p. 62. ISBN 1860643310.
• ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Ghāzī al-Makkī (2009). ‘Abd al-Malik ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Duhaysh (ed.). Ifādat al-anām إفادة الأنام (in Arabic). 4 (1st ed.). Makkah: Maktabat al-Asadī.