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| Name |
ABDUL Aisha bint |
| Birth |
Abt 0714 |
Egypt  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Zaragoza, Al-Andalus |
| Notes |
- "This person is not recorded in history and seems to be an imaginative attempt to link European royal lineages to the prophet Muhammad." -- Michael Unk.
Note: Please see Research Notes, 2.6 Fact and Fiction.
Research Notes
Birth and Parents
'A'isha ibn Abdul. [1]was born about 714 in Egypt.
Also Known As: English (default): Aisha al Yazid, Aisha bint Abdul [1]
She was the daughter of 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Musa al-Bekir, valí de al-Andalus and Egilona Umm 'Assim [1]
She was the half sister of Egilom Umm Balthas [1]
Ancestry
An Ancestry posted without source shows the following:
Musa Ibn Fortún ibn Qasi, valì de Zaragoza, Arnedo y de Tudela Ibn Musa al Qasaw
'A'isha ibn Abdul his mother → 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Musa al-Bekir, valí de al-Andalus her father
Amîna binte Marwân I bin al-Hakam his mother
A'isha binte Mu`awiyah bin al-Mughirah her mother
Muʿāwiyah I bin Abu Sufyaan her father
Abu Sufyaan "Sakhr" bin Harb his father
Safiya binte Imaam 'Abd al-Muṭṭalib his mother
Abd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim her father
Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib his son
Prophet Muhammad of Islam (PBUH) his son
Marriage
She married Governor/Wali of Zaragosa Fortun ibn Qasi Banu Qasi Ibn Musa al Qasaw and Fortún ibn Qasi, valí de Zaragoza [1]
Death
She died in Spain.[1]
Issue
She was the mother of Musa Ibn Fortún ibn Qasi, valì de Zaragoza, Arnedo y de Tudela Ibn Musa al Qasaw; Musa Ibn Fortún ibn Qasi, valì de Zaragoza, Arnedo y de Tudela and Zahir ibn Fortún [1]
Fact & Fiction
Aisha bint Abdul aka bint Abdul, also known as A'isha, or Aïcha/Asima, seems to have existed and was probably the daughter of Abd Al-Aziz ibn Muza, and Egilona, [2] widow of Roderic or Rodrigo, often called the last Visigoth King of Spain, but who was not (Ardo, or Ardón, was), although he was the last Visigoth to rule from Toledo. One source cites her as Rodrigo's granddaughter; the assertion has not been investigated, because, for what it's worth, this same source cites Rodrigo as the last Visigoth King of Spain, which is incorrect. [3]
A'isha is said to have married Quasi Fortunius aka ibn Fortunius, son of Count Cassius "Qasi Qumus" Abu Fortun formerly Fortunius, the legendary founder of the Banu Qasi (family of the descendants of Casio/Cassius). There is discussion as to whether Casio was a real figure, in any event, the name comes down to us through Arab chroniclers who mention his son Fortún as Furtūn ibn Qāsī ibn Furtūn, i.e., his father would have been named Casio Fortúnez, or Cassius Fortunius. [4]
Assuming he did exist, it is not clear if Casio was a Visigoth or a Roman/Hispanic. He is popularly known as a Visigoth, perhaps in part because the Chronicle of Alfonso III (said to be written by Alfonso III himself) [5] cites him exactly as that ("godo de nación"). However, his name, with its Latin roots, indicates otherwise. Wikipedia [6] cites the historian and genealogist Jaime Salazar y Acha: "Curiously, the Banu Qasi is traditionally defined as being of Gothic origin, despite the fact that there is not a single Gothic name in the family. Muslim authors state Count Casio was a Visigoth but his name is Latin, as are the names of many of his descendants: Fortunius, Lupus, etc. It must therefore be inferred that this is clearly a family of Hispanic-Roman roots."
Back to A'isha, a Wikipedia entry states that she was a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, [6] but it seems unlikely if for no other reason than because he did not have a granddaughter by that name. Muhammad is stated to have had 13 wives, but only seven children with two of the 13, Khadija and Maria al-Qibtiyya. He had three sons and four daughters. Note that there are discrepancies between Sunni and Shia regarding how many daughters Muhammad fathered. While most Sunnis accept that he had four daughters, most Shia accept Fatimah as his only biological daughter and that three women were already living in the house of Khadija before her marriage with Muhammad (possibly her sister's daughters). His sons died before they had families, i.e., his grandchildren came from his daughters [7] [8] who had seven children among them, none of whom were named A'isha. [9] The mother named in the Wikipedia entry is Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, [6] who appears in WikiTree under at least three profiles, Rukaiya ibn Affan al-Umayyah formerly bint Muhammed, Ruquya bint Muhammed and Hazrat Ruqayya Hashimi aka Syeda, Hashemite. She was Muhammad's third child and second daughter, who married Otmán Ben Affan Omeya (as did his third daughter, Hazrat Umm Kulthoom Hashimi aka Syeda, Hashemite, [10] the second Caliph of the Rashadun Caliphate. [11] However, she had only one son, 'Abd Allah who died when he was around 6 years old. [12] Regarding the above, it should be noted that in WikiTree, Ruqayyah and Uthman (who also appears in WikiTree under at least one other profile, Uthman ibn Affan al-Umayyah I), figure as the parents of an A'isha, Aisha Omeya, or Aisha bint Uthman al-Umayyah, depending on the profile, married to Marwann I Omeya, or, Marwan ibn Hakam al-Umayyah I, who is mentioned below. This A'isha has not been investigated at this time (nor have Ruqayyah or Uthman), but, if the WikiTree entry for Ruqayyah bint Muhammad is correct, [10] she is not their daughter, or at least, not Ruqayyah's, who supposedly had only one son with Uthman.
Aisha's father, Abd Al-Aziz ibn Muza, also known as 'Abd al-Aziz bin Musa bin Nusayr, was the son of Musa ibn Nusair also known as Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Musa bin Nusayr bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Zayd known in Spain as "Nuestro Moro Muza" or "our Moor Musa", the famous Arab General, governor of Ifriqiya (Tunisia) and Magrib (NW Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya), the first First Muslim emir of al-Ándalus. Musa was of humble ancestry, and while scholars do not agree about his background, Musa always considered himself "mawla"(client of a patron) of Marwann I Omeya or 'Abd al-'Aziz bin Marwan bin al-Ḥakam, the powerful viceroy of Egypt and brother of the caliph 'Abd al-Malik, who appreciated, employed and protected him on multiple occasions. Whatever his background, the point is that he was not related to the Prophet, i.e. neither was his granddaughter A'isha, through him. [13]
Conclusion Little information was found for A'isha, which is unsurprising considering she was an 8th Century woman, probably one of several wives. The most conclusive article located comes from Wikipedia, [6] which of course will give pause, however it is knowledgeably sourced, and at least one medievalist/historian, Antonio Rei, seems to believe she was real. What seems unlikely and has not been established, is her connection with the Prophet Muhammad:
Muhammad's third wife's name was A'isha, but he did not have a daughter, or a grandchild named A'isha (further generations beyond his grandchildren were not examined).
The Wikipedia source mentioned above named his daughter Ruqayyah as A'isha's mother, but no evidence was located that she had more than one son who died as a young boy, and no other sources were located claiming A'isha was related to the Prophet.
The biography of A'isha (this page) refers to an Ancestry.com entry that gives Muhammad as an ascendant, however, as stated earlier, Muhammad's sons all died before forming families. In this instance, the son from Ancestry.com is Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib. Muhammad's son Abdullah, was 'Abd Allah bin 'Uthman Banu 'Abd Shams who was Ruqayyah's son with Uthman who died at the age of 6 years old, mentioned in the previous point.
Her mother, Egilona, was not of Arab descent (as far as is known) and was most likely Visigoth. She was a woman of considerable influence before and after her first husband Rodrigo's death which may indicate that she was connected with the royal Visigoth line, i.e. with Egica (died in 702) y Witiza (died in 710), which would explain her privileged situation after Rodrigo died. [14]
Her father 'Abd al-Aziz bin Musa bin Nusayr's ancestry, has been established as far as her grandfather Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Musa bin Nusayr's has been. He was of humble origin and was not related to Muhammad.
Duplicated Profiles or Profiles with other Situations While examining the profile for A'isha, it was noticed that several profiles related to her may need changes. Research Notes will be included shortly in the profiles affected and messages posted on the profile pages for the Profile Mgrs.
Saunders-3874 15:56, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Geni. 'A'isha ibn Abdul Added by: Kassian on December 22, 2008; Managed by: Diogo Cristovão de Castro Almeida e Vasconcelos and 8 others; Accessed 8/7/32019 jhd
↑ _ Alicantepedia, Memoria de Alicante: "Ibn Musa, Abd Al-Aziz", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Lebrelblanco.com: "5. Los Banu Qasi del Valle del Ebro, 2 la “Marca Superior”" , accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ WIKIPEDIA: "Conde Casio", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ WIKIPEDIA: "Crónica de Alfonso III", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 _ WIKIPEDIA: "Fortún ibn Qasi", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ WIKIPEDIA: "Muhammad's wives", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Islam Pregunta y Respuesta: "Cuántas hijas tuvo el Mensajero de Allah", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Google: "Muhammad's grandchildren", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ 10.0 10.1 _ WIKIPEDIA: "Ruqayyah bint Muhammad", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ WIKIPEDIA: "Rashidun Caliphate", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Google: "Abd Allâh ibn 'Uthman Banu 'Abd Shams", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Real Academia de la Historia, Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (www.rah.es): Chalmeta Gendrón, Pedro, "Musà b. Nusayr", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
↑ _ Real Academia de la Historia, Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (www.rah.es): García Moreno, Luis Agustín, "Egilona", accessed 12 Aug 2019 (blss)
See also:
https://books.google.com/books?id=QJm4RX5FFiwC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=Aisha+Zaragoza&source=bl&ots=sxbIUKlH20&sig=ACfU3U0ROfrnbRC5yCFc57lv39vg7h7fcA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwismrXUofHjAhUQPa0KHRfFCQM4ChDoATAEegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Aisha%20Zaragoza&f=false
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I59752 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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