 Abd al-Malik married and divorced during his caliphate Umm Abiha, a granddaughter of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Shaqra bint Salama ibn Halbas, a woman of the Banu Tayy.Abd al-Malik's sons from his "ummahāt awlād" were Abd Allah, Maslama, Sa'id al-Khayr, al-Mundhir, Anbasa, Muhammad and al-Hajjaj, the last named after the caliph's viceroy.At the time of his death, fourteen of Abd al-Malik's sons had survived him, according to al-Yaqubi.