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| Religious Affiliation = Monotheist | | Religious Affiliation = Monotheist | ||
| Lineage = [[Quraysh]] | | Lineage = [[Quraysh]] | ||
| Wellknown Relatives = [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], | | Wellknown Relatives = [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], 'Abd Allah, [[Abu Talib]], [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|'Abbas]], [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Hamza]] | ||
| Birth = 127 before Hijra/500 | | Birth = 127 before Hijra/500 | ||
| Place of Birth = [[Yathrib]] | | Place of Birth = [[Yathrib]] | ||
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==Pledge== | ==Pledge== | ||
According to reports 'Abd al-Muttalib faced disagreement and obstruction by the Quraysh when he decided to excavate the well. He made a pledge that if God gives him ten sons he would sacrifice one of them next to the Ka'ba. God Almighty blessed him with ten sons. He randomly selected one of his sons, and | According to reports 'Abd al-Muttalib faced disagreement and obstruction by the Quraysh when he decided to excavate the well. He made a pledge that if God gives him ten sons he would sacrifice one of them next to the Ka'ba. God Almighty blessed him with ten sons. He randomly selected one of his sons, and 'Abd Allah's name came out, but he sacrificed a hundred camels instead. | ||
[['Ali Dawani]] believes this story is not true and was composed by the [[Umayyad]]s, arguing based on the weak chain of narrators that includes unknown or weak persons, and the fact that child sacrificing was a pagan tradition while 'Abd al-Muttalib was a monotheist. He believes that the Umayyads fabricated this story in order to decrease Imam 'Ali's (a) position through damaging his ancestral nobility. | [['Ali Dawani]] believes this story is not true and was composed by the [[Umayyad]]s, arguing based on the weak chain of narrators that includes unknown or weak persons, and the fact that child sacrificing was a pagan tradition while 'Abd al-Muttalib was a monotheist. He believes that the Umayyads fabricated this story in order to decrease Imam 'Ali's (a) position through damaging his ancestral nobility. | ||
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==Children == | ==Children == | ||
'Abd al-Muttalib had ten sons: [[Haritha b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Harith]], | 'Abd al-Muttalib had ten sons: [[Haritha b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Harith]], 'Abd Allah, [[al-Zubayr b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|al-Zubayr]], [[Abu Talib]], [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Hamza]], [[Muqawwim b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Muqawwim]] (Miqwam), [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|'Abbas]], [[Dirar b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Dirar]] (Darar), [[Quthum b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Quthum]], [[Abu Lahab]] (who was also called 'Abd al-'Uzza), [[Ghaydaq b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Ghaydaq]]. | ||
He had six daughters: [['Atika bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|'Atika]], [[Safiyya bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Safiyya]], [[Umama bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Umama]], [[Barra bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Barra]], [[Arwa bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Arwa]], and [[Umm Hakim bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Umm Hakim]] (al-Bayda'). | He had six daughters: [['Atika bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|'Atika]], [[Safiyya bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Safiyya]], [[Umama bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Umama]], [[Barra bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Barra]], [[Arwa bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Arwa]], and [[Umm Hakim bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Umm Hakim]] (al-Bayda'). | ||
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* [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] | * [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] | ||
* [[Quraysh]] | * [[Quraysh]] | ||
* | * 'Abd Allah b. 'Abd al-Muttalib | ||
* [[Abu Talib]] | * [[Abu Talib]] | ||
* [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]] | * [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]] | ||