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Abdication ُوؼُا ٖػ ٠ؾ٘زُا
‘Abdul Muttalib تِطُٔا لجػ
„Abdul Muttalib was the nickname of the grandfather of
Muhammad S.
Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of Muhammad
S was the chief of Makkah and also a caretaker of the Ka‟bah.
Through his trading caravans, he had brought prosperity to
Makkah. He had made Makkah the trading capital of Arabia.
During one of his business trips, caravan of Hashim bin 'Abd
Manaf stopped at Yathrib (Madinah). There, he married Salma
bint „Amr of the local Najjar tribe. A few days after his
marriage, Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf continued on his business
trip. During that journey, he fell sick and died of his illness.
His fellow travelers buried him in Ghaza. A few months after
the death of Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf, his widow Salma gave
birth to his son. That boy was named „Amr bin Hashim, but
everyone called him Shaybah (Old man) because he had a
bunch of white hair at birth. Back in Makkah, Al Muttalib bin
'Abd Manaf, a younger brother of Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf
assumed the responsibilities of the offices of the Ka'bah after
him. By chance, Al Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf found out that his
nephew, son of his elder brother Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf, was
growing up in Yathrib (Madinah) with his mother and maternal
uncles. Al Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf decided to return the
wealth of Hashim bin 'Abd Manaf to his son Shaybah.
Al Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf traveled to Yathrib (Madinah) to
bring his nephew back to Makkah. After initial hesitation
Salma agreed to send her son to Makkah with his uncle Al
Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf. On their way to Makkah, Shaybah
was riding ahead of Al Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf. In those days,
usually servants rode ahead of their masters. When people of
Makkah saw Shaybah riding ahead of Al Muttalib, they
mistook him as a servant of Al Muttalib. That is why they
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