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'Abd al-Muttalib b. Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf

'Abd al-Muttalib

عبد المطلب‎ شيبة ابن هاشم‎

Shiabah b. Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf b. Qusayy b. Kilab b. Murrah b. Ka'b b. Lu'ayy b. Ghalib

Biography
Hundreds of years before its time, the well of Zamzam in Mecca was filled up and nobody knew its location. One day, `Abdu'l-Muttalib had a series of four dreams directing him to Zamzam's location. `Abdu'l-Muttalib, with his eldest son, Harith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, dug the location where Zamzam is today, finding water after four days of effort. At this success, the Quraish argued that since the well was the property of Ismail, it belonged to the whole tribe. `Abdu'l-Muttalib rejected their claim, saying that it was given to him by Allah.
Classical References
  • ·Taqrib al-Tahdheeb — Ibn Hajarp. 39-41
  • ·al-Thiqat / al-Tarikhp. 707

9[pg:39-41],11[pg:707]

Life Details

Born

~125 BH/497 CE

Birth City

Makkah

Died

46 BH/578 CE (approx)

Death City

Makkah

Cause

Natural

Lived in

Makkah/Medina

Scholarly Profile

Narrator Grade

No Doubt

Madhab

Non-Muslim