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Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
(dates unknown)
BIRTH
UNKNOWN
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
UNKNOWN
PLACE
Yathrib (Medina), Arabia
FAMILY
FATHER
Muhammad
(c. 570-632)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
In early Islamic biographical tradition, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was Muhammad’s father and Amina bint Wahb’s husband. Most accounts say he died before Muhammad was born; details and dates vary among traditions.
EARLY LIFE
Abdullah was a son of Abd al-Muttalib of the Banu Hashim branch of Quraysh. Traditional accounts place his marriage to Amina in Mecca.
CAREER
DEATH
Most traditional accounts place Abdullah’s death before Muhammad’s birth, during a journey associated with Yathrib or Medina. A precise date is not secure.
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