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Abū Lahab
ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (), better known as Abū Lahab (; ) was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Quraysh leaders who opposed Muhammad and was condemned in Surat Al-Masad of the Quran. Early life and family Abu Lahab was born in Mecca in c. 549 CE, the son of Abdul Muttalib, chief of the Hashim clan, and the paternal uncle of Muhammad. He was thus a paternal half-brother of Abdullah, father of Muhammad. His mother, Lubna bint Hajar, was from the Banu Khuza'ah. People from the Banu Khuza'ah were the caretakers of the Kaaba for several centuries before the Quraysh took over the responsibility through their ancestor Qusayy ibn Kilab. Abu Lahab was also related to Muhammad as half-uncle in another way, since Muḥammad's grandmother was Fāṭimah bint ‘Amr of the Banu Makhzūm. They lived next door to Muhammad and shared walls with his house. His original name was 'Abd al-'Uzzā, meaning slave/devotee of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, Jesus in Islam, Jesus, and other Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and Sunnah, normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umm Hakim Bint Abd Al-Muttalib
Umm Ḥakīm Al-Bayḍāʾ bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib () was an aunt of Muhammad and maternal grandmother of Uthman. She was born in Mecca around 546, the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Amr al-Makhzumiya.Ibn Hisham note 97.Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. She was the twin sister of Abdullah, the father of Muhammad.Al-Tabari, ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk'' vol. 39. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). ''Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors''. New York: State University of New York Press. Umm Hakim was known as ''Al-Bayḍāʾ'' ("the White One") because she was Abd al-Muttalib's only fair-skinned daughter. She married Kurayz ibn Rabi'a from the Abd Shams clan of the Quraysh. Their children were Amir, Arwa (the mother of the future Caliph Uthman Uthman ibn Affan (17 June 656) was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 644 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Muttalib
Shayba ibn Hāshim (; ), better known as ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, () was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life His father was Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf,Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir''. Translated by Haq, S. M. (1967). ''Ibn Sa'ad's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume I Parts I & II''. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan. the progenitor of the distinguished Banu Hashim, a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. They claimed descent from Ismā'īl and Ibrāhīm. His mother was Salma bint Amr, from the Banu Najjar, a clan of the Khazraj tribe in Yathrib (later called Madinah). Hashim died while doing business in Gaza, before Abd al-Muttalib was born. His real name was "''Shaiba''" meaning 'the ancient one' or 'white-haired' because of the streak of white through his jet-black hair, and is sometimes also called ''Shaybah al-Ḥamd'' ("The white streak of praise"). After his father's death, he was raised in Yathr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Era
Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era. Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the original Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) notations used for the same calendar era. The two notation systems are numerically equivalent: " CE" and "AD " each describe the current year; "400 BCE" and "400 BC" are the same year. The expression can be traced back to 1615, when it first appears in a book by Johannes Kepler as the (), and to 1635 in English as " Vulgar Era". The term "Common Era" can be found in English as early as 1708, and became more widely used in the mid-19th century by Jewish religious scholars. Since the late 20th century, BCE and CE have become popular in academic and scientific publications on the grounds that BCE and CE are religiously neutral terms. They have been promoted as more sensitive to non-Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Masad
Al-Masad (, ( "Twisted Strands" or "The Palm Fiber") is the 111th chapter (''sūrah'') of the Quran. It has 5 '' āyāt'' or verses and recounts the punishments that Abū Lahab and his wife will suffer in Hell. A study on Quranic manuscripts within the Vatican Library noted the titles ''Lahab'' (Flame); ''masad''; ''al-ḥaṭab''; and ''Abī Lahab''. In the 1730s the chapter title was known as Abu Laheb by translator George Sale. Text and meaning Text and transliteration *Hafs from Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ---- *Warsh from Nafiʽ al-Madani ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ Meanings Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet), and perish he! His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained. He will be burnt in a Fire of blazing flames! And his wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sadan which she used to put on the way of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), or use to slander him). In her neck is a twiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophets And Messengers In Islam
Prophets in Islam () are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers (; sing. , ), those who transmit Revelation, divine revelation, most of them through the interaction of an Islamic view of angels, angel. Muslims believe that many prophets existed, including many not mentioned in the Quran. The Quran states: "And for every community there is a messenger." Belief in the Islamic prophets is one of the Iman (concept)#The Six Articles of Faith, six articles of the Islamic faith. Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being Adam in Islam, Adam, created by God. Many of the revelations delivered by the 48 prophets in Judaism and many prophets of Christianity are mentioned as such in the Quran with the Arabic versions of their names; for example, the Jewish Elisha is called Elisha in Islam, Alyasa', Job (biblical figure), Job is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature, and has significantly influenced the Arabic, Arabic language. It is the object of a modern field of academic research known as Quranic studies. Muslims believe the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Islamic Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad through the Angel#Islam, angel Gabriel#Islam, Gabriel incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on the Night of Power, Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important Islamic view of miracles, miracle, a proof of his prophet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Masad
Al-Masad (, ( "Twisted Strands" or "The Palm Fiber") is the 111th chapter (''sūrah'') of the Quran. It has 5 '' āyāt'' or verses and recounts the punishments that Abū Lahab and his wife will suffer in Hell. A study on Quranic manuscripts within the Vatican Library noted the titles ''Lahab'' (Flame); ''masad''; ''al-ḥaṭab''; and ''Abī Lahab''. In the 1730s the chapter title was known as Abu Laheb by translator George Sale. Text and meaning Text and transliteration *Hafs from Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ---- *Warsh from Nafiʽ al-Madani ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ Meanings Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet), and perish he! His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained. He will be burnt in a Fire of blazing flames! And his wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sadan which she used to put on the way of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), or use to slander him). In her neck is a twiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quraysh
The Quraysh () are an Tribes of Arabia, Arab tribe who controlled Mecca before the rise of Islam. Their members were divided into ten main clans, most notably including the Banu Hashim, into which Islam's founding prophet Muhammad was born. By the seventh century, they had become wealthy merchants, dominating trade between the Indian Ocean, East Africa, and the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean. The tribe ran caravans to Gaza City, Gaza and Damascus in summer and to Yemen (region), Yemen in winter, while also mining and pursuing other enterprises on these routes. When Muhammad Muhammad's first revelation, began preaching Islam in Mecca, the Quraysh initially showed little concern. However, their opposition to his activities quickly grew as he increasingly challenged Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, Arab polytheism, which was prevalent throughout pre-Islamic Arabia. As relations deteriorated, Muhammad and Early Muslims, his followers migrated to Medina (the journey known as the Hij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banu Hashim
Banu Hashim () is an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. Members of this clan, and especially their descendants, are also referred to as Hashemites, Hashimites, Hashimids, or Bakara and often carry the surname . These descendants, and especially those tracing their lineage to Muhammad through his daughter Fatima, hold the traditional title of (often synonymous to ). From the 8th century on, Hashimid descent came to be regarded as a mark of nobility, and formed the basis upon which many dynasties legitimized their rule. Some of the most famous Islamic dynasties of Hashimid descent include the Abbasids (ruled from Baghdad 750–945; held the caliphate without exercising power 945–1258 in Baghdad and 1261–1517 in Cairo), the Fatimids (ruled from Cairo and claimed the caliphate 909–1171), the 'Alawi (rulers of Morocco, 1631–present), and the Hashemites (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safiyya Bint Abd Al-Muttalib
Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (; ; 53 Hijri year, BH to 18 AH) was a Companions of the Prophet, companion and aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life Safiyya was the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib, Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and Halah bint Wuhayb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah,Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. hence the full sister of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Hamza and an aunt of Muhammad and Ali. She was also the maternal aunt of Uthman, Uthman's mother Arwa bint Kurayz. She was about ten years old when her father died, and an elegy for him is attributed to her. ''I could not sleep for the voices of the keening women,'' ''Bewailing a man on the crown of life's road ...'' ''The generous Shayba, full of merits ...'' ''A very rain when camels had no milk ...'' ''Could men be immortal through ancient glory,'' ''(Alas immortality is unobtainable!)'' ''He would make his last night endure for eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrah Bint Abd Al-Muttalib
Barrah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: برة بنت عبد المطلب) was an aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was born in Mecca, the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Amr.Ibn Hisham note 97. Her siblings included Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Life She was married twice. Her first husband was Abd al-Asad ibn Hilal, a member of the Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe. Their sons were named Abd Allah (later known as Abu Salama), Sufyan, and Aswad. Abu Salama and Sufyan became Muslims while Aswad did not. Aswad was later killed in the Battle of Badr. Her second husband was Abu Ruhm ibn Abd al-Uzza from the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh. Their son was named Abu Sabra. Barra died a believer of one God; Allah. Her husband went on to marry Maymunah bint al-Harith Maymunah bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyyah (; ), was the eleventh and final wife of Muhammad. Her original name was Barrah (), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
