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Makkah Al Mukarramah Library) is believed to stand on the spot where Aminah gave birth to Muhammad, so it is also known as Bayt al. Three months after Abdullah's death, in 570–571 CE, Muhammad was born.
"Mother of the Believers" is a term by which each of Muhammad's wives came to be prefixed with over time. It is derived from Quran 33:6 : "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their selves, and his wives are (as) their mothers" is applied to all of these women.
Muhammad's father, Abdullah, died almost six months before he was born. [45] Muhammad then stayed with his foster mother, Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb, and her husband until he was two years old. At the age of six, Muhammad lost his biological mother Amina to illness and became an orphan.
Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of Muhammad, was waiting for the arrival of the Banu Sa'd; the women within the tribe of the Banu Sa'd were foster mothers.They would take the children of Mecca to the desert and teach them classical Arabic and other skills; in return, they would receive a salary from the family of the child in Mecca. [2]
According to Ibn Sa'd, Abdullah died three months after his marriage and was twenty-five years old when he died. [10] [11] He was buried in Dar-ul-Nabeghah in Medina (today Saudi Arabia), and his mausoleum was demolished on the 20th or 21 January 1978. Reportedly he was reburied in Al-Baqee' Graveyard, next to Muhammad's son Ibrahim. [citation ...
It is improbable that the elderly Khadija could have given birth to so many children. [2] Some Twelver Shia sources therefore contend that Ruqayya, Umm Kulthum, and Zainab were adopted by Muhammad after the death of their mother Hala, who was Khadija's sister, [3] [4] or that the three were daughters of Khadija from an earlier marriage. [5]
Abū Ṭālib died around 619 AD, at more than 80 years of age, about 10 years after the start of Muhammad's mission. [3] This year is known as the Year of Sorrow for Muhammad, because not only did his uncle Abu Talib die, but also his wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, within a month of Abu Talib. After Abu Talib's death, Muhammad was left unprotected.
Muhammad was fond of Umm Ayman, even thinking of her as like a mother. [14] Several hadiths describe Muhammad's esteem for her. [15] He visited Umm Ayman at her house, and after him, Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar did the same. [16] In some hadith sources there is a heaven about the virtues of Umm Ayman. [17] She is also praised in Shi'ite sources. [18]