Atika bint Yazid
ʿĀtika bint Yazīd (Arabic: عاتكة بنت يزيد) was an Umayyad princess. She was the daughter of Yazid I, and wife of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Some called her the scholar cause she studied Islam, especially Hadith. She was also called generous as she gave up all of her money for a poor member of Abu Sufyan's family.
| Atika bint Yazid عاتكة بنت يزيد | |||||
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| Zawjat al khalifa | |||||
| Consort of Umayyad caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 686 – October 705 | ||||
| Born | Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate | ||||
| Died | Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate (now Syria) | ||||
| Burial | Damascus | ||||
| Spouse | Abd al-Malik | ||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
| Father | Yazid I | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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