Abd-Allah ibn Abd-al-Muttalib
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(545-570) was the father of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
. He was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim
(`Abd al-Muttalib), and was married to Aminah bint Wahb
.
who was the grandson of Zuhrah
, the brother of his great-great-grandfather Qusai
. Wahb had been the chief of Banu Zuhrah
as well as its eldest and noblest member but had died some previously and Aminah became a ward of his brother Wuhaib who had succeeded him as chief of the clan.
His father went with him to the quarter of Banu Zuhrah. There, he sought the residence of Wahaib and went in to ask for the hand of Wahb's daughter for his son. 'Abd Allah's father fixed his marriage with Aminah. It was said that his face shone with a special light and that this light was the promise of a Prophet as offspring. 'Abd Allah's father was the custodian of the Holy Ka'ba
in Makkah
. 'Abd Allah lived with Aminah among her relatives the first three days of the marriage. Afterwards, they moved together to the quarter of `Abd al-Muttalib.
and as-Sham
(present day Syria
) on a trading caravan trip, when he left Aminah was pregnant. 'Abd Allah was absent for several months in Gaza
. On his way back he stopped for a longer rest with the family of his maternal grandmother (Sahre bint Tahmur ibn Ubeyd ibn Qusai) in Madinah
, where his maternal uncles also lived. While preparing to join a caravan to Makkah when he fell ill when the caravan reached.
The caravan went on without him to Makkah with news of his absence and disease. 'Abd al-Muttalib immediately sent his eldest son Harith to Madinah in order to accompany 'Abd Allah on the trip back to Makkah after his recovery. However upon arriving at Madinah Harith learned that his brother had died and that he had been buried in Makkah a month after the start of that same caravan to Madinah. Harith returned to Madinah to announce the death of `Abd Allah to his aged father and his bereaved wife Aminah.
, who was to take care his son Muhammad
. This patrimony does not prove that `Abd Allah was wealthy, but at the same time it does not prove that he was poor. Furthermore, `Abd Allah was still a young man capable of working and of amassing a fortune. His father was still alive and none of his wealth had as yet been transferred to his sons.
". Allah
is the word for "God" in Arabic
and is related to the word for "God" in Aramaic
and other Semitic languages. Abd Allah means "servant of God" or "slave of God".
In Latin script, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul Muttalib (Shaiba)
ibn Hashim (Amr) ibn Abd Manaf (al-Mughira) ibn Qusai (Zaid)
ibn Kilab
ibn Murra ibn Ka`b ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib ibn Fahr (Quraish) ibn Malik ibn an-Nadr (Qais) ibn Kinanah
ibn Khuzaimah ibn Mudrikah (Amir) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar
ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan
. (ibn means "son of" in Arabic; alternate names of people with two names are given in parentheses.)
Prophets of Islam
Muslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. He was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim
Shaiba ibn Hashim
Shaiba ibn Hashim , better known as or Abd al-Muttalib, since he was raised by his uncle Muttalib, was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.-Early life:...
(`Abd al-Muttalib), and was married to Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.-Biography According to Islamic History:The daughter of Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah, Aminah was born in Mecca. She was a member of the Banu Zuhrah clan in the tribe of Quraysh who were descendants of Ibrahim ...
.
Marriage
His father chose for him Aminah daughter of Wahb ibn 'Abd ManafWahb ibn 'Abd Manaf
Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah was the chief of Banu Zuhrah, and the father of Aminah bint Wahb, thus the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.-References:...
who was the grandson of Zuhrah
Zuhrah ibn Kilab
Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah was the great-grandfather of Aminah bint Wahb, thus the great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the progenitor of the Banu Zuhrah clan of the distinguished Quraysh tribe in Mecca....
, the brother of his great-great-grandfather Qusai
Qusai ibn Kilab
Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah was the great-grandfather of Shaiba ibn Hashim . He was fifth in the line of descent to the Islamic Muhammad, and attained supreme power at Makkah. Qusai is amongst the ancestors of Sahaba and the progenitor of the Quraysh.-Background:He was born into the famous Quraysh...
. Wahb had been the chief of Banu Zuhrah
Banu Zuhrah
Banu Zuhrah is a clan of the Quraish tribe.Akhnas ibn Shariq al-Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah where with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he did not join Quraish on their way to a festival in badr...
as well as its eldest and noblest member but had died some previously and Aminah became a ward of his brother Wuhaib who had succeeded him as chief of the clan.
His father went with him to the quarter of Banu Zuhrah. There, he sought the residence of Wahaib and went in to ask for the hand of Wahb's daughter for his son. 'Abd Allah's father fixed his marriage with Aminah. It was said that his face shone with a special light and that this light was the promise of a Prophet as offspring. 'Abd Allah's father was the custodian of the Holy Ka'ba
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. The Qur'an states that the Kaaba was constructed by Abraham, or Ibraheem, in Arabic, and his son Ishmael, or Ismaeel, as said in Arabic, after he had settled in Arabia. The building has a mosque...
in Makkah
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
. 'Abd Allah lived with Aminah among her relatives the first three days of the marriage. Afterwards, they moved together to the quarter of `Abd al-Muttalib.
Death
Soon after their marriage 'Abd Allah would be called to PalestinePalestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and as-Sham
Greater Syria
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(present day Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) on a trading caravan trip, when he left Aminah was pregnant. 'Abd Allah was absent for several months in Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
. On his way back he stopped for a longer rest with the family of his maternal grandmother (Sahre bint Tahmur ibn Ubeyd ibn Qusai) in Madinah
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
, where his maternal uncles also lived. While preparing to join a caravan to Makkah when he fell ill when the caravan reached.
The caravan went on without him to Makkah with news of his absence and disease. 'Abd al-Muttalib immediately sent his eldest son Harith to Madinah in order to accompany 'Abd Allah on the trip back to Makkah after his recovery. However upon arriving at Madinah Harith learned that his brother had died and that he had been buried in Makkah a month after the start of that same caravan to Madinah. Harith returned to Madinah to announce the death of `Abd Allah to his aged father and his bereaved wife Aminah.
Estate
`Abd Allah left five camels, a herd of sheep and goats, and a slave nurse, called Umm AymanUmm Ayman (Barakah)
Barakah was an Ethiopian slave girl who initially served Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib . After Abdullah's death she would serve Muhammad, until he would free her after marrying Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. After this she married a man from Banu Khazraj named Ubayd ibn Zayd. This marriage produced a son...
, who was to take care his son Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. This patrimony does not prove that `Abd Allah was wealthy, but at the same time it does not prove that he was poor. Furthermore, `Abd Allah was still a young man capable of working and of amassing a fortune. His father was still alive and none of his wealth had as yet been transferred to his sons.
Name
His full name includes the name "AbdullahAbdullah (name)
Abdullah or Abdallah is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, , built from the Arabic words Abd and Allah . The first letter a in al-Ilah in its native pronunciation is often unstressed and commonly transliterated by u, a stressed a is often used as well, although any vowel can also...
". Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
is the word for "God" in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and is related to the word for "God" in Aramaic
Aramaic language
Aramaic is a group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic language phylum. The name of the language is based on the name of Aram, an ancient region in central Syria. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the Semitic family, and more specifically, is a part of the Northwest Semitic subfamily,...
and other Semitic languages. Abd Allah means "servant of God" or "slave of God".
In Latin script, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul Muttalib (Shaiba)
Shaiba ibn Hashim
Shaiba ibn Hashim , better known as or Abd al-Muttalib, since he was raised by his uncle Muttalib, was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.-Early life:...
ibn Hashim (Amr) ibn Abd Manaf (al-Mughira) ibn Qusai (Zaid)
Qusai ibn Kilab
Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah was the great-grandfather of Shaiba ibn Hashim . He was fifth in the line of descent to the Islamic Muhammad, and attained supreme power at Makkah. Qusai is amongst the ancestors of Sahaba and the progenitor of the Quraysh.-Background:He was born into the famous Quraysh...
ibn Kilab
Kilab ibn Murrah
Kilab ibn Murrah was the paternal great-great-great-great grandfather and maternal great-great-great grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad....
ibn Murra ibn Ka`b ibn Lu'ay ibn Ghalib ibn Fahr (Quraish) ibn Malik ibn an-Nadr (Qais) ibn Kinanah
Banu Kinanah
Banu Kinanah is the largest Adnanite tribe of western Saudi Arabia in Hejaz. Since Islamization they started to claim that they are descended from Kinanah, who was a grandson of Ilyas who was named after the prophet Elijah.- Ancestry :The tribe traces a genealogical history backwards from their...
ibn Khuzaimah ibn Mudrikah (Amir) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar
Mudhar
Mudhar or Mudar , is one of two major branches of the "North arabian" tribes, the other branch being Rabi'ah....
ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan
Adnan
Adnan is the traditional ancestor of the Adnani Arabs of northern, central and western Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtani of Southern and south eastern Arabia who descend from Qahtan.-Origin:...
. (ibn means "son of" in Arabic; alternate names of people with two names are given in parentheses.)
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