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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use Oxford spelling Шаблон:Infobox royalty Shayba ibn Hāshim (Шаблон:Lang-ar; Шаблон:Circa), better known as ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, (Шаблон:Lang-ar) was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation. He was the grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Early life

Шаблон:Islam His father was Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf,[1]Шаблон:Rp the progenitor of the distinguished Banu Hashim, a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. They claimed descent from Ismā'īl and Ibrāhīm. His mother was Salma bint Amr, from the Banu Najjar, a clan of the Khazraj tribe in Yathrib (later called Madinah).[2] Hashim died while doing business in Gaza, before Abd al-Muttalib was born.[1]Шаблон:Rp

His real name was "Shaiba" meaning 'the ancient one' or 'white-haired' because of the streak of white through his jet-black hair, and is sometimes also called Shaybah al-Ḥamd ("The white streak of praise").[1]Шаблон:Rp After his father's death he was raised in Yathrib with his mother and her family until about the age of eight, when his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf went to see him and asked his mother Salmah to entrust Shaybah to his care. Salmah was unwilling to let her son go and Shaiba refused to leave his mother without her consent. Muṭṭalib then pointed out that the possibilities Yathrib had to offer were incomparable to Mecca. Salmah was impressed with his arguments, so she agreed to let him go. Upon first arriving in Mecca, the people assumed the unknown child was Muttalib's servant and started calling him 'Abd al-Muttalib ("servant of Muttalib").[1]Шаблон:Rp

Chieftain of Hashim clan

When Muṭṭalib died, Shaiba succeeded him as the chief of the Hāshim clan. Following his uncle Al-Muṭṭalib, he took over the duties of providing the pilgrims with food and water, and carried on the practices of his forefathers with his people. He attained such eminence as none of his forefathers enjoyed; his people loved him and his reputation was great among them.[3]Шаблон:Rp

'Umar ibn Al-Khaṭṭāb's grandfather Nufayl ibn Abdul Uzza arbitrated in a dispute between 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib and Ḥarb ibn Umayyah, Abu Sufyan's father, over the custodianship of the Kaaba. Nufayl gave his verdict in favour of 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib. Addressing Ḥarb ibn Umayyah, he said:

Why do you pick a quarrel with a person who is taller than you in stature; more imposing than you in appearance; more refined than you in intellect; whose progeny outnumbers yours and whose generosity outshines yours in lustre? Do not, however, construe this into any disparagement of your good qualities which I highly appreciate. You are as gentle as a lamb, you are renowned throughout Arabia for the stentorian tones of your voice, and you are an asset to your tribe.Шаблон:Citation needed

Discovery of Zam Zam Well

'Abdul-Muṭṭalib said that while sleeping in the sacred enclosure, he had dreamed he was ordered to dig at the worship place of the Quraysh between the two deities Isāf and Nā'ila. There he would find the Zamzam Well, which the Jurhum tribe had filled in when they left Mecca. The Quraysh tried to stop him digging in that spot, but his son Al-Ḥārith stood guard until they gave up their protests. After three days of digging, 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib found traces of an ancient religious well and exclaimed, "Allahuakbar!" Some of the Quraysh disputed his claim to sole rights over water, then one of them suggested that they go to a female shaman who lived afar. It was said that she could summon jinns and that she could help them decide who was the owner of the well. So, 11 people from the 11 tribes went on the expedition. They had to cross the desert to meet the priestess but then they got lost. There was a lack of food and water and people started to lose hope of ever getting out. One of them suggested that they dig their own graves and if they died, the last person standing would bury the others. So all began digging their own graves and just as Abdul-Muṭṭalib started digging, water spewed out from the hole he dug and everyone became overjoyed. It was then and there decided that Abdul-Muttalib was the owner of the Zam Zam well. Thereafter he supplied pilgrims to the Kaaba with Zam Zam water, which soon eclipsed all the other wells in Mecca because it was considered sacred.[1]Шаблон:Rp[3]Шаблон:Rp

The Year of the Elephant

According to Muslim tradition, the Ethiopian governor of Yemen, Abrahah al-Ashram, envied the Kaaba's reverence among the Arabs and, being a Christian, he built a cathedral on Sana'a and ordered pilgrimage be made there.[3]Шаблон:Rp The order was ignored and someone desecrated (some saying in the form of defecation[4]Шаблон:Rp) the cathedral. Abrahah decided to avenge this act by demolishing the Kaaba and he advanced with an army towards Mecca.[3]Шаблон:Rp

There were thirteen elephants in Abrahah's army[1]Шаблон:Rp[3]Шаблон:Rp and the year came to be known as 'Ām al-Fīl (the Year of the Elephant), beginning a trend for reckoning the years in Arabia which was used until 'Umar ibn Al-Khaṭṭāb replaced it with the Islamic Calendar in 638 CE (17 AH), with the first year of the Islamic Calendar being 622 CE.

When news of the advance of Abrahah's army came, the Arab tribes of Quraysh, Kinānah, Khuzā'ah and Hudhayl united in defence of the Kaaba. A man from the Ḥimyar tribe was sent by Abrahah to advise them that he only wished to demolish the Kaaba and if they resisted, they would be crushed. "Abdul-Muṭṭalib told the Meccans to seek refuge in the nearest high hills while he, with some leading members of Quraysh, remained within the precincts of the Kaaba. Abrahah sent a dispatch inviting 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib to meet him and discuss matters. When 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib left the meeting he was heard saying, "The Owner of this House is its Defender, and I am sure He will save it from the attack of the adversaries and will not dishonour the servants of His House."[3]Шаблон:Rp

It is recorded that when Abrahah's forces neared the Kaaba, Allah commanded small birds (abābīl) to destroy Abrahah's army, raining down pebbles on it from their beaks. Abrahah was seriously wounded and retreated towards Yemen but died on the way.[3]Шаблон:Rp This event is referred to in the following Qur'anic chapter:

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Most Islamic sources place the event around the year that Muhammad was born, 570 CE,[5] though other scholars place it one or two decades earlier.[6] A tradition attributed to Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri in the musannaf of ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani places it before the birth of Muhammad's father.[7]

Sacrificing his son Abdullah

Al-Harith was 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib's only son at the time he dug the Zamzam Well.[3]Шаблон:Rp When the Quraysh tried to help him in the digging, he vowed that if he were to have ten sons to protect him, he would sacrifice one of them to Allah at the Kaaba. Later, after nine more sons had been born to him, he told them he must keep the vow. The divination arrows fell upon his favourite son Abdullah. The Quraysh protested 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib's intention to sacrifice his son and demanded that he sacrifice something else instead. 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib agreed to consult a "sorceress with a familiar spirit". She told him to cast lots between Abdullah and ten camels. If Abdullah were chosen, he had to add ten more camels, and keep on doing the same until his Lord accepted the camels in Abdullah's place. When the number of camels reached 100, the lot fell on the camels. 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib confirmed this by repeating the test three times. Then the camels were sacrificed, and Abdullah was spared.[3]Шаблон:Rp

Family

Wives

Abd al-Muttalib had six known wives.

Children

According to Ibn Hisham, ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib had ten sons and six daughters.[4]Шаблон:Rp However, Ibn Sa'd lists twelve sons.[1]Шаблон:Rp

By Sumra bint Jundab:

  1. Al-Ḥārith.[4]Шаблон:Rp He was the firstborn and he died before his father.[1]Шаблон:Rp
  2. Quthum.[1]Шаблон:Rp He is not listed by Ibn Hisham.

By Fatima bint Amr:

  1. Al-Zubayr.[4]Шаблон:Rp He was a poet and a chief; his father made a will in his favour.[1]Шаблон:Rp He died before Islam,Шаблон:Citation needed leaving two sons and daughters.Шаблон:Rp[8]Шаблон:Rp
  2. Abu Talib, born as Abd Manaf,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp father of the future Caliph Ali.[9] He later became chief of the Hashim clan.Шаблон:Citation needed
  3. Abdullah, the father of Muhammad.[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp
  4. Umm Hakim al-Bayda,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp the maternal grandmother of the third Caliph Uthman.[8]Шаблон:Rp
  5. Barra,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp the mother of Abu Salama.[8]Шаблон:Rp
  6. Arwa.[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp
  7. Atika,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp a wife of Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira.[8]Шаблон:Rp
  8. Umayma,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp the mother of Zaynab bint Jahsh and Abd Allah ibn Jahsh.[8]Шаблон:Rp

By Lubnā bint Hājar:

  1. Abd al-'Uzzā, better known as Abū Lahab.[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp

By Halah bint Wuhayb:

  1. Ḥamza,[4]Шаблон:Rp the first big leader of Islam. He killed many leaders of the kufar and was considered as the strongest man of the quraysh. He was martyred at Uhud.[1]Шаблон:Rp
  2. Ṣafīyya.[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp
  3. Al-Muqawwim.[4]Шаблон:Rp He married Qilaba bint Amr ibn Ju'ana ibn Sa'd al-Sahmia, and had children named Abd Allah, Bakr, Hind, Arwa, and Umm Amr (Qutayla or Amra).Шаблон:Citation needed
  4. Hajl.[4]Шаблон:Rp He married Umm Murra bint Abi Qays ibn Abd Wud, and had two sons, named Abd Allah, Ubayd Allah, and three daughters named Murra, Rabi'a, and Fakhita.Шаблон:Citation needed

By Natīlah bint Khubāb:

  1. al-'Abbas,[1]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp[10] ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs.
  2. Ḍirār,[4]Шаблон:Rp who died before Islam.[1]Шаблон:Rp
  3. Jahl, died before IslamШаблон:Citation needed
  4. Imran, died before IslamШаблон:Citation needed

By Mumanna'a bint 'Amr:

  1. Mus'ab, who, according to Ibn Saad, was the one known as al-Ghaydāq.[1]Шаблон:Rp He is not listed by Ibn Hisham.
  2. Al-Ghaydaq, died before Islam.Шаблон:Citation needed
  3. Abd al-Ka'ba, died before Islam.[1]Шаблон:Rp
  4. Al-Mughira,[1]Шаблон:Rp who had the byname al-Ghaydaq.

The family tree and some of his important descendants

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Death

Abdul Muttalib's son 'Abdullāh died four months before Muḥammad's birth, after which Abdul Muttalib took care of his daughter-in-law Āminah. One day Muhammad's mother, Amina, wanted to go to Yathrib, where her husband, Abdullah, died. So, Muhammad, Amina, Abd al-Muttalib and their caretaker, Umm Ayman started their journey to Medina, which is around 500 kilometres away from Makkah. They stayed there for three weeks, then, started their journey back to Mecca. But, when they reached halfway, at Al-Abwa', Amina became very sick and died six years after her husband's death. She was buried over there. From then, Muhammad became an orphan. Abd al-Muttalib became very sad for Muhammad because he loved him so much. Abd al-Muttalib took care of Muhammad. But when Muhammad was eight years old, the very old Abd al-Muttalib became very sick and died at age 81-82 in 578-579 CE.

Shaybah ibn Hāshim's grave can be found in the Jannat al-Mu'allā cemetery in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

See also

References

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External links

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