The death of Amina at al-Abwa
وفاة آمنة بالأبواء
c. 577 CE
On the way back from a month in Yathrib visiting the grave of her husband, Amina bint Wahb fell ill and died at al-Abwa between Mecca and Medina, leaving her six-year-old son an orphan a second time.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Connections
- Had participant
- Amina bint WahbMuhammadUmm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
- Occurred at
- al-Abwa
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
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The Battle of UhudThe Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birthʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd al-MuṭṭalibMeccaMedinaThe Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'ranaThe three years of the secret callAli's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “The death of Amina at al-Abwa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/death-of-amina/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.