Abd al-Muttalib
Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)
Key facts
- Chiefship
- c. 497–578 CE (81 years)
- Predecessor
- Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
- Successor
- Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Born
- Shayba ibn Hāshim , c. 496 , Yathrib , Hejaz , Arabia (present-day Medina , Saudi Arabia )
- Died
- 578 (aged 81-82), Mecca , Hejaz, (present-day Saudi Arabia)
- Burial
- Jannat al-Mu'allā , Mecca
- Spouse
- Sumra bint Jundab Lubna bint Hajar Fatima bint Amr Halah bint Wuhayb Natila bint Janab Mumanna'a bint Amr (Grandmother of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf )
- Arabic
- عبد المطلب شيبة بن هاشم
- Clan
- Banu Hashim
- Father
- Hashim (Son of Abdul Manaf )
- Mother
- Salma bint Amr
- Religion
Article
Shayba ibn Hāshim (Arabic: شيبة بن هاشم; c. 496-578), better known as ʿAbd al-Muttalib, (Arabic: عبد المطلب, lit. 'Servant of Muttalib') was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Early life