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'''Āmina bt. Wahb''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آمنة بنت وَهْب}}) (d. forty six years before [[Hijra]]/576), the [[Prophet (s)|Prophet]]'s (s) mother and one of the most respectful ladies of [[Quraysh]]. Amina got married to [[Abd Allah b. Abd al-Muttalib]] | '''Āmina bt. Wahb''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آمنة بنت وَهْب}}) (d. forty six years before [[Hijra]]/576), the [[Prophet (s)|Prophet]]'s (s) mother and one of the most respectful ladies of [[Quraysh]]. Amina got married to [[Abd Allah b. Abd al-Muttalib]] fifty four or fifty three years before [[Hijra]] (570-71). Despite the short period of their marriage, she gave birth to [[Muhammad (s)]] fifty two years before Hijra (572). When Muhammad (s) was four or six, Amina passed away in an area called [[al-Abwa']] while coming back from [[Medina]]. | ||
== Birth and Lineage == | == Birth and Lineage == | ||
Amina was born in [[Mecca]].<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 74.</ref> | Amina was born in [[Mecca]].<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 74.</ref> Her father, Wahb, was a great member of [[Banu Zuhra]] tribe, and her ancestor,Abd Manaf b. Zuhrah was his cousin's peer, [[Abd Manaf b. Qusayy]]. They are called "Manafayn" out of respect. The mother of her father, Atika, al-Awqas b. Murra b. Hilal al-Sulamiyya's daughter, one of the three Atikas whom the Prophet (s) was proud of being her offspring and said, "I'm the offspring of Awatik from Banu Sulaym."<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 74.</ref> | ||
Her mother was Barra. Her mother's ancestor was Umm Habib, daughter of Asad b. Abd al-Uzza b. Qusayy and the mother of her was Barra bt. Awf.<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 81.</ref> | Her mother was Barra. Her mother's ancestor was Umm Habib, daughter of Asad b. Abd al-Uzza b. Qusayy and the mother of her was Barra bt. Awf.<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 81.</ref> | ||
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== Marriage to Abd Allah == | == Marriage to Abd Allah == | ||
She was the best girl | She was the best girl from among the [[Quraysh]] in terms of lineage and character when getting married to [[Abd Allah b. Abd al-Muttalib]].<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 1, p. 156.</ref> Before Abd Allah proposed to Amina, some women such as Nawfal b. Asad's daughter, Fatima bt. Murr, and Layla al-Adawiyya had proposed to him.<ref>See: Ibn al-Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 2, p. 8.</ref> According to one account, when Amina got married to Abd Allah, many [[Mecca]]n women were heartbroken.<ref>ʿĀyisha ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, ''Āmina mādar-i Payāmbar'', p. 103.</ref> Their ceremony lasted for three days and nights. During this period, Abd Allah was in bride's house according to the tribe's tradition.<ref>Nuwayrī, ''Nihāyat al-arab'', vol. 16, p. 57.</ref> | ||
== Abd Allah's Early Death == | == Abd Allah's Early Death == | ||
Their married life did not last | Their married life did not last long. After a few days of living together, Abd Allah set off for a commercial trip, catching an illness in [[Yathrib]] and passing away while returning. When the news of his death reached Amina, she uttered some verses to mourn for him: | ||
:"Batha | :"The land of Batha drew Banu Hashim's honor to the mouth of death, | ||
:away from uproar, deep inside the tomb. | :away from uproar, deep inside the tomb. | ||
:Death called him to itself and he accepted its invitation, | :Death called him to itself and he accepted its invitation, | ||