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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.
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Father
Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf b. Qusayy
Mother
Salma bint 'Amr b. Zayd b. Labid b. Haram
Spouses (5)
Samra bint JundubLubna bint HajirNutayla bint Janab KhazrajiFatima bint 'AmrHalah bint Wuhayb al-Zuhriyya
Children (17)
al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-MuttalibQuthamAbu Lahab ibn 'Abd al-Muttalibal-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-MuttalibDirarr'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-MuttalibAbu Talib ibn 'Abd al-MuttalibAz-Zubair ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib'Aatika bint 'Abd al-MuttalibArwa bint 'Abd al-MuttalibUmayma bint 'Abd al-MuttalibBarrah bint 'Abd al-MuttalibUmm Hakim bint 'Abd al-MuttalibHamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalibal-MuqawwimHajlSafiyya bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib
Siblings (1)
Ruqayya
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