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Abū Lahab
Sign in to saveUncle of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad (c.549-c.624)
Key facts
- Born
- c. 549 CE, Mecca , Hejaz , Arabia
- Died
- c. 624 (624-00-00) (aged 74–75), Mecca, Hejaz, (present-day Saudi Arabia)
- Other name
- Abu Lahab
- Known for
- Opponent and uncle of Muhammad
- Spouse
- Umm Jamil
- Children
- Utbah Ma’tab Utaybah Durrah Izzah Khalid
- Parents
- Abd al-Muttalib (father) Lubnā bint Hājar (mother)
- Relatives
- Brothers: Harith Abdullah Zubayr Abu Talib Abbas Hamza Sisters: Umm Ḥakīm Umaymah Arwa 'Atikah Barrah Safiyyah
- Family
- Banu Hashim ( Quraysh )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abd al-Uzza
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Mecca
- Place of death
- Mecca
- Spouse
- Umm Jamil
- Father
- Abd al-Muttalib
- Mother
- Lubna bint Hajar
- Sibling
- Umama bint Abdulmuttalib
- Occupation
- dissident
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
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Encyclopedic overview
ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد العزى ابن عبد المطلب), better known as Abū Lahab (Arabic: أبو لهب, lit. 'Father of the Flame'; c. 549–624 CE) was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Quraysh leaders who opposed Muhammad and was condemned in Surat Al-Masad of the Quran.
Early life and family
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