Abdullah ibn al-Muttalib ibn Azhar
عبد الله بن المطلب بن أزهر
Born in the land of Abyssinia to his father al-Muttalib ibn Azhar and his mother Ramla bint Abi Awf.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
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Refugees, migrants and diaspora
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Born in the land of Abyssinia to his father al-Muttalib ibn Azhar and his mother Ramla bint Abi Awf. 1
In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Tribe
He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Zuhra 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Ibn Ishaq said: it used to be said he was the first man to inherit his father in Islam (p. 7); an uncertain remark.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Zuhra
- Child of
- Al-Muttalib ibn AzharRamla bint Abi Awf
- Participated in
- Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
Al-Muttalib ibn AzharReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibRamla bint Abi AwfAksumAmir ibn al-WaqqasUtba ibn Mas'udBanu ZuhraThe emigrants to Abyssinia
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/7
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/11
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