Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh (1884—1906) was one of the spouses of King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi Arabia, and the mother of King Faisal who was the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.[1][2]
Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh | ||||
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Born | 1884 | |||
Died | October 1906 (aged 21–22) | |||
Spouse | King Abdulaziz | |||
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House | House of Saud (by marriage) | |||
Father | Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al Sheikh | |||
Mother | Haya bint Abdul Rahman Al Muqbel |
Background and early life
Tarfa was born in 1884.[3] Her mother was Haya bint Abdul Rahman Al Muqbel.[4] She was a member of the Al Muqbel family from a village near Riyadh.[5]
Tarfa's father, Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al Sheikh, was a member of Al Sheikh family and one of King Abdulaziz's principal religious teachers and advisers.[6][7] However, until the capture of Riyadh by King Abdulaziz, Abdullah was a supporter of Rashidi ruler, Muhammed bin Abdullah.[6] Bernard Reich states that Abdullah bin Abdullatif Al-Sheikh was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's grandson.[7]
Personal life and death
Tarfa bint Abdullah and Abdulaziz married in 1902 immediately following the capture of Riyadh by him.[4][8] She was the third wife of Abdulaziz.[9]
Tarfa's two sisters also married members of the Al Saud family. Her sister Munira married Abdulaziz's brother Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman,[10] and her other sister married Abdulaziz's other brother Saad bin Abdul Rahman.[5] These marriages were strategic moves to strengthen the links between the Al Sauds and the Al Sheikhs.[11][12]
Abdulaziz and Tarfa's first child, Noura, was born in 1904. Their son, Faisal, was born in Riyadh in April 1906.[7][13][14] Noura bint Abdulaziz married Khalid bin Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, son of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman.[15] Tarfa bint Abdullah died in October 1906 when Faisal was just six months old.[4][14][16]
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References
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- ^ May Yamani (January–March 2009). "From fragility to stability: a survival strategy for the Saudi monarchy" (PDF). Contemporary Arab Affairs. 2 (1): 91.
- ^ "طرفة بنت عبد الله بن عبد اللطيف آل الشيخ". Kachaf (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "في ذكري ميلاده.. تعرف على أهم أسرار حياة الملك فيصل آل سعود". Elzman News (in Arabic). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b Alexei Vassiliev (1 March 2013). King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times. Saqi. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-86356-761-2.
- ^ a b Alexander Bligh (1985). "The Saudi religious elite (Ulama) as participant in the political system of the kingdom". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 17: 37–50. doi:10.1017/S0020743800028750.
- ^ a b c Bernard Reich (1990). Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-313-26213-5.
- ^ Madawi Al Rasheed (11 July 2002). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-521-64412-9.
- ^ Henri Lauzière (2000). On the Origins of Arab Monarchy: Political Culture, Historiography, and the Emergence of the Modern Kingdoms in Morocco and Saudi Arabia (PDF) (MA thesis). Simon Fraser University. p. 34. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Faisal Al Saud (PDF). Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman and Family Charitable Organization. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012.
- ^ Alejandra Galindo Marines (2001). The relationship between the ulama and the government in the contemporary Saudi Arabian Kingdom: an interdependent relationship? (PDF) (PhD thesis). Durham University.
- ^ Dhaifallah Alotaibi (2017). Ibn Sa’ud and Britain: Early Changing Relationship and Pre-state Formation 1902-1914 (PhD thesis). Bangor University. p. 58. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Alexei Vassiliev (1 March 2013). King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times. Saqi. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-86356-761-2.
- ^ a b "King Faisal and His Family". King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ As'ad AbuKhalil (2004). The Battle for Saudi Arabia. Royalty, fundamentalism and global power. New York City: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-610-9.
- ^ Mustafa Al Sedawi (24 May 2018). "نفحات من زوجات الملك عبد العزيز.. أمهات ملوك المملكة". Sayidaty (in Arabic). Riyadh. Retrieved 20 September 2020.