Abd al-Muttalib

E29288

historical figure person tribal leader

Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca and the paternal grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical figure → person → tribal leader →
alsoKnownAs	ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim →
ancestorOf	Banu Hashim →
birthName	Shayba ibn Hāshim →
burialPlace	Al-Hajun Cemetery →
clan	Banu Hashim →
country	Hejaz →
daughter	Arwā bint Abd al-Muttalib → Barra bint Abd al-Muttalib → Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib → Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib → Umm Ḥakīm al-Bayḍāʾ bint Abd al-Muttalib → ʿĀtika bint Abd al-Muttalib →
era	pre-Islamic Arabia →
ethnicity	Arab →
father	Hashim ibn Abd Manaf →
grandson	Muhammad →
knownFor	leadership during the Year of the Elephant → rediscovery of Zamzam Well → vow to sacrifice one of his sons →
language	Arabic →
mother	Salma bint Amr →
nameInArabic	عبد المطلب →
notableFor	being the paternal grandfather of Muhammad →
placeOfBirth	Yathrib →
placeOfDeath	Mecca →
placeOfResidence	Mecca →
placeOfUpbringing	Yathrib →
position	custodian of the Kaaba → leader of Quraysh → provider of food to pilgrims → provider of water to pilgrims →
relative	Abu Lahab →
religion	paganism →
religiousRole	guardian of the Kaaba →
son	Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Al-Ḥijāl ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Dirār ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib → Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib →
spouse	Fatima bint Amr → Lubnā bint Hājir → Nutayla bint Janab →
tribe	Quraysh →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") → Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") → Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") → al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") →	father
Abd al-Muttalib ("ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim") →	alsoKnownAs
Muhammad →	grandfather
Zaynab bint Jahsh ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") →	maternalGrandfather
Quraysh →	notableMember
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad →	paternalGrandfather
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") →	predecessorInLineage
Aminah bint Wahb →	relativeByMarriage