Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'in

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'in
Muhammed bin Abd al-Muin, Sharif of Mecca 1827–1851, as pictured in the 1848 book by William Francis Lynch.
Muhammed bin Abd al-Muin, Sharif of Mecca 1827–1851, as pictured in the 1848 book by William Francis Lynch.
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
First reign1827–1851
PredecessorAbd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib
SuccessorAbd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib
Second reign1856–1858
PredecessorAbd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib
SuccessorAbd Allah Pasha ibn Muhammad
Born1767
Died29 March 1858(1858-03-29) (aged 90–91)

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 1851 and 1856 to 1858.

Family[edit]

He was the son of Sharif 'Abdu'l Muin bin 'Aun.

Emirate[edit]

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 6th generation ancestor Abd Allah ibn Hasan.

Death and burial[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Salibi 2006, p. 62.
  2. ^ al-Ghazi 2009, p. 100.
  3. ^ al-Ghazi 2009, p. 84.

References[edit]

  • 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). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Makkah: Maktabat al-Asadī.