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== Introduction to Abd al-Muttalib ==

Abd al-Muttalib was the son of [[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf]] and the grandfather of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet of islam]] and [[Imam Ali (a)]]. He was born in [[Medina]] to a mother named Salma. His father, Hashim, died during a trade journey to Syria and never saw his son.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 64; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 64.</ref> His original name was Shaybah<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 1; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 65.</ref>, but when his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf brought him from [[Medina]] to Mecca, people thought he was Muttalib's slave, and from then on, he became known as Abd al-Muttalib (Muttalib's slave).<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 67; Al-Ma'arif, pp. 71-72.</ref> Some narrations attribute this name to the radiance of the "light of prophethood" on his face, which led his uncle to introduce him as his "slave" to protect him from being killed by the Jews.<ref>Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 15, pp. 58-64.</ref> Six wives are mentioned for Abd al-Muttalib, among whom "Fatima bint Amr" was the mother of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 52; Tarikh al-Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 251.</ref>

Abd al-Muttalib was the son of [[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf]] and the grandfather of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet of islam]] and [[Imam Ali (a)]]. He was born in [[Medina]] to a mother named Salma. His father, Hashim, died during a trade journey to [[Syria]] and never saw his son.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 64; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 64.</ref> His original name was Shaybah<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 1; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 65.</ref>, but when his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf brought him from [[Medina]] to Mecca, people thought he was Muttalib's slave, and from then on, he became known as Abd al-Muttalib (Muttalib's slave).<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 67; Al-Ma'arif, pp. 71-72.</ref> Some narrations attribute this name to the radiance of the "light of prophethood" on his face, which led his uncle to introduce him as his "slave" to protect him from being killed by the Jews.<ref>Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 15, pp. 58-64.</ref> Six wives are mentioned for Abd al-Muttalib, among whom "Fatima bint Amr" was the mother of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 52; Tarikh al-Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 251.</ref>

== Children and the Story of the Sacrifice ==

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== Death of Abd al-Muttalib ==

Abd al-Muttalib, according to one narration, died at the age of 82, when [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|prophet(a)]] was eight years old, in [[Mecca]] and was buried in [[Al-Hajun Cemetery|Al-Hajun cemetery]] near [[Al-Masjid al-Haram]].<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 84.</ref> It is said that when Abd al-Muttalib's time of death approached, [[Abu Talib]] and Zubayr, who were from the same mother as Abdullah, the father of the Messenger of God (PBUH), gathered everyone and entrusted the care of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to them, and according to one narration, he entrusted his guardianship to Abu Talib.<ref>Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 85; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95.</ref>

Abd al-Muttalib, according to one narration, died at the age of 82, when [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|prophet(a)]] was eight years old, in [[Mecca]] and was buried in [[Al-Hajun Cemetery|Al-Hajun cemetery]] near [[Al-Masjid al-Haram]].<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 84.</ref> It is said that when Abd al-Muttalib's time of death approached, [[Abu Talib]] and Zubayr, who were from the same mother as Abdullah, the father of the Messenger of God (PBUH), gathered everyone and entrusted the care of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to them, and according to one narration, he entrusted his guardianship to [[Abu Talib]].<ref>Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 85; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95.</ref>

== See also ==

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 == Introduction to Abd al-Muttalib ==
-Abd al-Muttalib was the son of [[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf]] and the grandfather of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet of islam]] and [[Imam Ali (a)]]. He was born in [[Medina]] to a mother named Salma. His father, Hashim, died during a trade journey to Syria and never saw his son.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 64; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 64.</ref> His original name was Shaybah<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 1; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 65.</ref>, but when his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf brought him from [[Medina]] to Mecca, people thought he was Muttalib's slave, and from then on, he became known as Abd al-Muttalib (Muttalib's slave).<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 67; Al-Ma'arif, pp. 71-72.</ref> Some narrations attribute this name to the radiance of the "light of prophethood" on his face, which led his uncle to introduce him as his "slave" to protect him from being killed by the Jews.<ref>Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 15, pp. 58-64.</ref> Six wives are mentioned for Abd al-Muttalib, among whom "Fatima bint Amr" was the mother of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 52; Tarikh al-Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 251.</ref>
+Abd al-Muttalib was the son of [[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf]] and the grandfather of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet of islam]] and [[Imam Ali (a)]]. He was born in [[Medina]] to a mother named Salma. His father, Hashim, died during a trade journey to [[Syria]] and never saw his son.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 64; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 64.</ref> His original name was Shaybah<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 1; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 65.</ref>, but when his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf brought him from [[Medina]] to Mecca, people thought he was Muttalib's slave, and from then on, he became known as Abd al-Muttalib (Muttalib's slave).<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 67; Al-Ma'arif, pp. 71-72.</ref> Some narrations attribute this name to the radiance of the "light of prophethood" on his face, which led his uncle to introduce him as his "slave" to protect him from being killed by the Jews.<ref>Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 15, pp. 58-64.</ref> Six wives are mentioned for Abd al-Muttalib, among whom "Fatima bint Amr" was the mother of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 52; Tarikh al-Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 251.</ref>
 == Children and the Story of the Sacrifice ==
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 == Death of Abd al-Muttalib ==
-Abd al-Muttalib, according to one narration, died at the age of 82, when [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|prophet(a)]] was eight years old, in [[Mecca]] and was buried in [[Al-Hajun Cemetery|Al-Hajun cemetery]] near [[Al-Masjid al-Haram]].<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 84.</ref> It is said that when Abd al-Muttalib's time of death approached, [[Abu Talib]] and Zubayr, who were from the same mother as Abdullah, the father of the Messenger of God (PBUH), gathered everyone and entrusted the care of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to them, and according to one narration, he entrusted his guardianship to Abu Talib.<ref>Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 85; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95.</ref>
+Abd al-Muttalib, according to one narration, died at the age of 82, when [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|prophet(a)]] was eight years old, in [[Mecca]] and was buried in [[Al-Hajun Cemetery|Al-Hajun cemetery]] near [[Al-Masjid al-Haram]].<ref>Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95; Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 84.</ref> It is said that when Abd al-Muttalib's time of death approached, [[Abu Talib]] and Zubayr, who were from the same mother as Abdullah, the father of the Messenger of God (PBUH), gathered everyone and entrusted the care of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to them, and according to one narration, he entrusted his guardianship to [[Abu Talib]].<ref>Ansab al-Ashraf, vol. 1, p. 85; Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 95.</ref>
 == See also ==