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[[File:حجون.jpg|290px|thumb|right|An old picture of [[Al-Ma'lat Cemetery|Al-Ma'at Cemetery]] before it was demolished in 1925.]] | [[File:حجون.jpg|290px|thumb|right|An old picture of [[Al-Ma'lat Cemetery|Al-Ma'at Cemetery]] before it was demolished in [[1343]]/1925.]] | ||
'''ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Ḥāshim b. ʿAbd Manāf''', | '''ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Ḥāshim b. ʿAbd Manāf''', (Arabic: عبدالمطلب بن هاشم بن عبد مناف ) (b. 175 before Hijrah/500 - d. 45 before Hijra/579) is the paternal grandfather of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], and the chief of the [[Quraysh]] tribe. He was also one of the nobles of Mecca. Born in Yasrib, he migrated to [[Mecca]] when he was seven and became a nobility. The astonishing event of [['Am al-Fil|the Companions of the Elephant]] (the offensive of Abraha) occurred during his rule in Mecca. | ||
==Descent== | ==Descent== | ||
'Abd al-Muttalib is from the Quraysh tribe and is the offspring of [[Hashim]], thus related to the [[Banu Hashim]]. He descends from Prophet Ibrahim (a). His mother, Salam daughter of 'Amr, is from the Banu Najjar Khazraj clan. This family became the companions of the Prophet (s) after he migrated to [[Medina]]. All Shi’a Imams (a) and all Talibi’s (Banu 'Ali, Banu Ja’far, Banu 'Aqil) descend from [[Abu_Talib|Abu Talib b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]]. [[Banu 'Abbas]], including their 37 [[Abbasid caliphs]] (132- | 'Abd al-Muttalib is from the Quraysh tribe and is the offspring of [[Hashim]], thus related to the [[Banu Hashim]]. He descends from Prophet Ibrahim (a). His mother, Salam daughter of 'Amr, is from the Banu Najjar Khazraj clan. This family became the companions of the Prophet (s) after he migrated to [[Medina]]. All Shi’a Imams (a) and all Talibi’s (Banu 'Ali, Banu Ja’far, Banu 'Aqil) descend from [[Abu_Talib|Abu Talib b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]]. [[Banu 'Abbas]], including their 37 [[Abbasid caliphs]] ([[132]]/656 - [[750]]/1258) descend from 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib. The 17 Abbasid caliphs of Egypt ([[659]]/1261 - 923/1518) descend from the 35th Abbasid caliph in Iraq, [[al-Zahir Billah]] ([[622]]/1225 - 623/1226). | ||
==Name and Epithet== | ==Name and Epithet== | ||
'Abd al-Muttalib’s name was Shayba and his epithet was Abu al-Harith. It is said that he was addressed with other names and epithets as well, such as: Amir, Sayyid al-Batha`, Saqi al-Hajij, Saqi al-Ghayth, Ghayth al-Wara fi al-'Aam al-Judub, Abu al-Sadat al-'Ashra, 'Abd al-Muttalib, Hafir Zamzam, Ibrahim Thani, and Fayyad. | 'Abd al-Muttalib’s name was Shayba and his epithet was Abu al-Harith. It is said that he was addressed with other names and epithets as well, such as: Amir, Sayyid al-Batha`, Saqi al-Hajij, Saqi al-Ghayth, Ghayth al-Wara fi al-'Aam al-Judub, Abu al-Sadat al-'Ashra, 'Abd al-Muttalib, Hafir Zamzam, Ibrahim Thani, and Fayyad. | ||