Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim

General

Shaybah ibn Hashim ‘Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: شيبة ابن هاشم عبد المطّلب ‎; c. 497 – 578, translit. Shaybah ibn Hāshim, Shaiba ibn Hashim) was the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Names and Lineage

His full name is Shaybah al-Hamd ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ibn Lu’ayy ibh Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik ibn an-Nadr ibn Kinanah ibn Khuzaymah ibn Madrakah ibn Iiyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma’d ibn ‘Adnan.[1]

Raised by his uncle Muttalib he became known by the kunya ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد المطّلب) which means slave of Muttalib.

Family

References

  1. Jump up↑ At-Tabaqat al-Kubra 3/19; Sifat as-Safwah, 1/208; al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, 7/333; al-Isbah, 1/507; al-Istee’ab, 1/1089; al-Muntazam, 5/66; al-Mu’jam by at-Tabarani, 1/50