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'''‘''Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib''''' (عبدالله بن عبد المطلب) is the name of Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s father | '''‘''Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib''''' (عبدالله بن عبد المطلب) is the name of Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s father. | ||
Abdullah was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim (`Abd al-Muttalib). He and Āminah bint Wahb (Muhammad's mother), belonged to the family of the Banū Hāshim, a branch of the powerful Quraysh, the ruling tribe of Mecca, that also guarded the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1237855/Abd-Allah |title=ʿAbd Allāh |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |author= |date=July 9, 2011 |quote= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1237855/Abd-Allah&date=2011-07-09 |archivedate=2011-07-09 |deadurl=no}}</ref> According to Tabari, Muhammad also had another wife, though her name is not known.<ref>Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Watt, W. M., & McDonald, M. V. (1988). ''Volume 6: Muhammad at Mecca'', p. 6. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Still, traditional sources maintain that Muhammad was Abdullah's only child.<ref>Ibn Sa'd/Haq p. 107.</ref> | Abdullah was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim (`Abd al-Muttalib). He and Āminah bint Wahb (Muhammad's mother), belonged to the family of the Banū Hāshim, a branch of the powerful Quraysh, the ruling tribe of Mecca, that also guarded the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1237855/Abd-Allah |title=ʿAbd Allāh |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |author= |date=July 9, 2011 |quote= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1237855/Abd-Allah&date=2011-07-09 |archivedate=2011-07-09 |deadurl=no}}</ref> According to Tabari, Muhammad also had another wife, though her name is not known.<ref>Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Watt, W. M., & McDonald, M. V. (1988). ''Volume 6: Muhammad at Mecca'', p. 6. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Still, traditional sources maintain that Muhammad was Abdullah's only child.<ref>Ibn Sa'd/Haq p. 107.</ref> | ||
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Abdullah's name demonstrates that the title of "[[Allah]]" and the idea of being his 'Abd, or slave, was familiar to polytheistic Arabs prior to the advent of [[Islam]], though the matter is hardly contested. | The name Abdullah means "Slave of Allah". Abdullah's name demonstrates that the title of "[[Allah]]" and the idea of being his 'Abd, or slave, was familiar to polytheistic Arabs prior to the advent of [[Islam]], though the matter is hardly contested. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |