where was he born?
Mecca in the Hejaz
Marwan I
Marwan was born in 2 or 4 AH (623 or 626 CE/AD). His father was al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As of the Banu Umayya (Umayyads), the strongest clan of the Quraysh, a polytheistic tribe which dominated the town of Mecca in the Hejaz.
who was marwan i? He was the fourth Umayyad caliph
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Marwan I [SEP] Early life and family
Marwan was born in 2 or 4 AH (623 or 626 CE/AD). His father was al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As of the Banu Umayya (Umayyads), the strongest clan of the Quraysh, a polytheistic tribe which dominated the town of Mecca in the Hejaz. The Quraysh converted to Islam en masse in circa 630 following the conquest of Mecca by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, himself a member of the Quraysh. Marwan knew Muhammad and is thus counted among the latter's "sahaba" (companions). Marwan's mother was Amina bint Alqama of the Kinana, the ancestral tribe of the Quraysh which dominated the area stretching southwest from Mecca to the Tihama coastline.