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| Kunya = Abu 'Abd al-Malik
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| Birth = [[2]]/623
| Birth = [[2]]/623-4
| Death = [[65]]/685
| Death = [[65]]/685
| Father = al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As
| Father = al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As
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==Birth and Lineage ==
==Birth and Lineage ==
Marwan b. al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As b. Umayya b. 'Abd Shams b. 'Abd Manaf was born in [[2]]/623. His [[teknonym]] was Abu 'Abd al-Malik<ref>Ziriklī, ''al-Aʿlām'', vol. 7, p. 207.</ref> and since he was tall while he had an unbalanced body, he became famous as "Khayt al-Batil" (deviated lanky).<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1388; Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 369.</ref> He was the first person from among the children of al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As who reached caliphate and Banu Marwan are called after him.<ref>Samʿānī, ''al-Ansāb'', vol. 12, p. 205.</ref>  
Marwan b. al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As b. Umayya b. 'Abd Shams b. 'Abd Manaf was born in [[2]]/623-4. His [[teknonym]] was Abu 'Abd al-Malik<ref>Ziriklī, ''al-Aʿlām'', vol. 7, p. 207.</ref> and since he was tall while he had an unbalanced body, he became famous as "Khayt al-Batil" (deviated lanky).<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1388; Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 369.</ref> He was the first person from among the children of al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As who reached caliphate and Banu Marwan are called after him.<ref>Samʿānī, ''al-Ansāb'', vol. 12, p. 205.</ref>  


The father of Marwan, al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As b. Umayya was cursed and exiled by the Prophet (s) because of exposing the Prophet's (s) secrets before the chiefs of [[Quraysh]]<ref>Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 368.</ref> and thus he is not counted among the [[Sahaba|companions]] of the Prophet (s).<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1387.</ref> Some reports have mentioned Ta'if as the birthplace of Marwan. He settled in Ta'if together with his father and at the time of [[Abu Bakr]] and [['Umar]] remained in exile.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 1, p. 359, 360.</ref>  
The father of Marwan, al-Hakam b. Abi l-'As b. Umayya was cursed and exiled by the Prophet (s) because of exposing the Prophet's (s) secrets before the chiefs of [[Quraysh]]<ref>Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 4, p. 368.</ref> and thus he is not counted among the [[Sahaba|companions]] of the Prophet (s).<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1387.</ref> Some reports have mentioned Ta'if as the birthplace of Marwan. He settled in Ta'if together with his father and at the time of [[Abu Bakr]] and [['Umar]] remained in exile.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 1, p. 359, 360.</ref>  
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