Demise of ‘Abdul-Muttalib — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 1

Introduction

In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Demise of ‘Abdul-Muttalib.

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: IV-Early Life
Pages: Book pp. 137–138 (PDF pp. 161–162)
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Historical Account

It was in this very relationship of love that the days of Muḥammadsa were passing by, when ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib also passed away. As the funeral

proceeded, Muḥammadsa followed with tears flowing from his eyes. This was the third great shock that Muḥammadsa was made to bear in his childhood. At that time he was eight years of age and the age of ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib, due to a difference in narrations, is recorded as 80 years to 140.

([Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Part 1, Bābu Dhikri Ḍammi ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib Rasūlallāhisa ilaihi ba‘da Wafāti Ummihī wa Dhikri Wafāti ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib wa Waṣiyyati Abī Ṭālib bi Rasūlillāhisa, p. 56, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)])

‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib had many sons from various wives. Among these sons, the most eminent were Ḥārith, Zubair, Abū Ṭālib, Abū Lahab, ‘Abdullāh, ‘Abbās and Ḥamzah. Among them, Abū Ṭālib and ‘Abdullāh were of the same mother. Perhaps due to this relationship, upon his deathbed ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib entrusted

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
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