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{{Unicode|'''Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muṭṭalib'''}} ({{lang-ar|عبدالله بن عبد المطلب}}) (545-570) was the father of the [[Prophets of Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]]. He was the son of [[Shaiba ibn Hashim]] (`Abd al-Muttalib), and was married to [[Aminah bint Wahb]]. |
{{Unicode|'''Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muṭṭalib'''}} ({{lang-ar|عبدالله بن عبد المطلب}}) (545-570) was the father of the [[Prophets of Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]]. He was the son of [[Shaiba ibn Hashim]] (`Abd al-Muttalib), and was married to [[Aminah bint Wahb]]. |
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His father fixed his marriage with Aminah when he was 17 years old.<ref>Cook, Michael. ''Muhammad''. Oxford University Press: New York, 1983. ISBN 0-19-287605-8.</ref> It was said that his face shone with a special light and that this light was the promise of a Prophet as offspring.<ref>Kathir, Ibn. ''The Life of the Prophet Muhammad : Volume 1''. Trans. Prof. Trevor Le Gassick. Garnet Publishing: Lebanon, 1998. ISBN 1-85964-142-3.</ref> Abd Allah's father was the custodian of the [[Kaaba|Holy Kabah]] in [[Mecca]]. Soon after their marriage Abd Allah would be called to [[Greater Syria|as-Sham]] (present day [[Syria]]) on a trading caravan. However, Abdallah would become sick and would die from an illness on a caravan trip between [[Medina]] and Mecca before returning to Mecca and his pregnant wife, at the age of twenty-five.<ref>Armstrong, Karen. ''Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet''. HarperSanFrancisco: San Francisco, 1993. ISBN 0-06-250886-5</ref> Aminah became pregnant with his child shortly before he died. His child was later known as the prophet Muhammad. |
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His father chose for him Aminah bint Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah, the chief of [[Banu Zuhrah]] as well as its eldest and noblest member. `Abd al-Muttalib took his son and went with him to the quarter of Banu Zuhrah. There, he sought the residence of Wahb and went in to ask for the hand of Wahb's daughter for his son. 'Abd Allah's father fixed his marriage with Aminah when he was 17 years old.<ref>Cook, Michael. ''Muhammad''. Oxford University Press: New York, 1983. ISBN 0-19-287605-8.</ref> It was said that his face shone with a special light and that this light was the promise of a Prophet as offspring.<ref>Kathir, Ibn. ''The Life of the Prophet Muhammad : Volume 1''. Trans. Prof. Trevor Le Gassick. Garnet Publishing: Lebanon, 1998. ISBN 1-85964-142-3.</ref> Abd Allah's father was the custodian of the [[Kaaba|Holy Kabah]] in [[Mecca|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. |
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Soon after their marriage 'Abd Allah would be called to [[Greater Syria|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 at [[Medina|Madinah]], where his uncles on his mother's side lived, and was preparing to join a caravan to Madinah when he fell ill. When the caravan reached. |
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In Makkah his father was alerted to 'Abd Allah's absence and disease. 'Abd al-Muttalib immediately sent his eldest son [[Harith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib|Harith]] to Madinah in order to accompany 'Abd Allah on the trip back to Mecca after his recovery. Upon arriving at Madinah, however, Harith learned that `Abd Allah had died and that he had been buried in Madinah a month after the start of that same caravan to Makkah. Harith returned to Madinah to announce the death of `Abd Allah to his aged father and his bereaved wife Aminah.<ref>Armstrong, Karen. ''Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet''. HarperSanFrancisco: San Francisco, 1993. ISBN 0-06-250886-5</ref> |
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However, Abdallah would become sick and would die from an illness on a caravan trip between [[Medina]] and Mecca before returning to Mecca and his pregnant wife, at the age of twenty-five. Aminah became pregnant with his child shortly before he died. His child was later known as the prophet Muhammad. |
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==Estate== |
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`Abd Allah left five camels, a herd of sheep, and a slave nurse, called [[Umm Ayman (Barakah)|Umm Ayman]], 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. |
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==Name== |
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His full name includes the name "[[Abdullah (name)|Abdullah]]". [[Allah]] is the word for "God" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and is related to the word for "God" in [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] and other Semitic languages. Abd Allah means "servant of God" or "slave of God". |
His full name includes the name "[[Abdullah (name)|Abdullah]]". [[Allah]] is the word for "God" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and is related to the word for "God" in [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] and other Semitic languages. Abd Allah means "servant of God" or "slave of God". |
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| Died | 570 (aged 25) |
| Cause of death | Illness |
| Resting place | Shaiba ibn Hashim |
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Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muṭṭalib (
Aminah bint Wahb
.
Marriage
His father chose for him Aminah bint Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah, the chief of Banu Zuhrah as well as its eldest and noblest member. `Abd al-Muttalib took his son and went with him to the quarter of Banu Zuhrah. There, he sought the residence of Wahb and went in to ask for the hand of Wahb's daughter for his son. 'Abd Allah's father fixed his marriage with Aminah when he was 17 years old.[1] It was said that his face shone with a special light and that this light was the promise of a Prophet as offspring.[2] Abd Allah's father was the custodian of the Holy Kabah 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.
Death
Soon after their marriage 'Abd Allah would be called to
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 at Madinah
, where his uncles on his mother's side lived, and was preparing to join a caravan to Madinah when he fell ill. When the caravan reached.
In Makkah his father was alerted to 'Abd Allah's 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 Mecca after his recovery. Upon arriving at Madinah, however, Harith learned that `Abd Allah had died and that he had been buried in Madinah a month after the start of that same caravan to Makkah. Harith returned to Madinah to announce the death of `Abd Allah to his aged father and his bereaved wife Aminah.[3]
However, Abdallah would become sick and would die from an illness on a caravan trip between Medina and Mecca before returning to Mecca and his pregnant wife, at the age of twenty-five. Aminah became pregnant with his child shortly before he died. His child was later known as the prophet Muhammad.
Estate
`Abd Allah left five camels, a herd of sheep, and a slave nurse, called
Umm Ayman, 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.
Name
His full name includes the name "
Aramaic
and other Semitic languages. Abd Allah means "servant of God" or "slave of God".
In Latin script, 'Abdullah ibn
Ma`ad ibn Adnan. (ibn means "son of" in Arabic; alternate names of people with two names are given in parentheses.) [4]
References
- ^ Cook, Michael. Muhammad. Oxford University Press: New York, 1983. ISBN 0-19-287605-8.
- ^ Kathir, Ibn. The Life of the Prophet Muhammad : Volume 1. Trans. Prof. Trevor Le Gassick. Garnet Publishing: Lebanon, 1998. ISBN 1-85964-142-3.
- ^ Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet. HarperSanFrancisco: San Francisco, 1993. ISBN 0-06-250886-5
- ^ http://www.sunnipath.com/Resources/PrintMedia/Books/B0033P0005.aspx
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