Hind bint Awf


Hind bint Awf was Muhammad's mother-in-law and Ibn Abbas' and Khalid ibn al-Walid 'grandmother. As the mother of several companions of Muhammad, she was known as the "grandest mother-in-law on earth".
Hind was also known by the name Khawla.
Her father, Awf ibn Zuhayr ibn al-Haarith ibn Humaatah ibn Juraysh/Jarsh, was from the Himyar tribe in Yemen. Her mother was Aisha bint Al-Muhazzam.
Hind apparently married four times and had at least nine children.
Her first husband was Al-Jaz'i al-Zubaydi. Al-Tabari mentions one child from this union.
She also married Al-Harith ibn Hazan ibn Jubayr ibn Al-Hazm ibn Rubiya ibn Abdullah ibn Hilal. The Hilal were residents of Mecca; although they were wealthy, they did not have the political power of the Quraysh. By this husband, Hind was the mother of at least four children.
By her husband Khuzayma ibn Al-Harith al-Hilali, Hind had one daughter:
Hind's fourth husband was Umays ibn Ma'ad ibn Tamim ibn Al-Harith ibn Kaab ibn Malik from the Khath'am tribe. This marriage produced three children:
Al-Harith ibn Hazan also had at least three daughters by another wife, Fakhita bint Amir ibn Muattib ibn Malik al-Thaqafi. Hind's stepchildren from this marriage were: