Abdul Muttalib
Abdul Muttalib
Abdul-Muttalib
Shaybah ibn Hshim (Arabic: ; ca. 497 578), better known as 'Abdul-Mualib, since he was raised by his uncle Mualib,[1] was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muammad.
Early life
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His father was Hshim ibn `Abd Manf and his mother was Salmah bint `Amr from the Ban Najjr tribe in Yathrib (later called, Madinah). On his father's side he belonged to the distinguished Ban Hshim clan, a subgroup of the Quraish tribe of Makkah which traced their genealogy to Ism'l and Ibrhm. His father died while doing business in Gaza, before he was born. He was given the name "Shaybah" meaning 'the ancient one' or 'white-haired' for the streak of white through his jet-black hair, and is sometimes also called Shaybat al-amd ("The white streak of praise"). After his father's death he was raised in Yathrib with his mother and her family until about the age of eight, when his uncle Mualib went to see him and asked his mother Salmah bint `Amr to entrust Shaybah to his care. Salmah was unwilling to let her son go and Shaybah refused to leave his mother without her consent. Mualib then pointed out that the possibilities Yathrib had to offer were incomparable to Makkah. Salmah was impressed with his arguments, so she agreed to let him go. Upon first arriving in Makkah, the people assumed the unknown child was Mualib's slave, giving him the name `Abdul-Mualib (slave of Mualib).
Abdul-Muttalib Do not, however, construe this into any disparagement of your good qualities which I highly appreciate. You are as gentle as a lamb, you are renowned throughout Arabia for the stentorian tones of your voice, and you are an asset to your tribe."
Abdul-Muttalib
Abdul-Muttalib
Death
Abdul Muttalib's son Abdullh died four months before Muammad's birth, after which Abdul Muttalib took care of his daughter-in-law minah. minah also died six years later, and Abdul Muttalib looked after Muhammad until his own death in 578. Shaybah ibn Hshim's grave can be found in the Jannat al-Mu'all cemetery in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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References
[1] The correct form of the name is with two T's (Ta's) and one l (Lam). Thus for instance in Ibn Mkl's work: Al-Ikml f Raf' al-Irtiyb 'an al-Mu'talif wa al-Mukhtalif fi al-Asm' wa al-Kun Wa al-Ansb. vol. 7. pg. 200. Quote: And as for Muallib it is with ammah (u) of the Mm, and Tashdd (doubling) of the ' ; and there is a group of them (i.e people called by this name)". [2] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index. php?title=Template:Islam& action=edit [3] Abdulmalak ibn Hisham, Notes to Ibn Ishaq's Biography of Allah's Messenger, note 97.
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