Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib (Arabic: حمزة بن عبد المطلب‎‎) (c.570–625) was a companion and paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

His kunyas were Abu Umara (أَبُو عُمَارَةَ) and Abu Yaala (أَبُو يَعْلَى). He had the by-names Lion of God (أسد الله) and the Lion of Paradise (أسد الجنة), and Muhammad gave him the posthumous title Sayyid-ush-Shuhda ("Chief of the Martyrs").

Hamza's father was Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy from the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. His mother was Hala bint Uhayb from the Zuhra clan of the Quraysh. His parents met when Abdul Muttalib went with his son Abdullah to the house of Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf to seek the hand of Wahb’s daughter Amina. While they were there, Abdul Muttalib noticed Wahb’s niece, Hala bint Uhayb, and he asked for her hand as well. Wahb agreed, and Muhammad’s father Abdullah and his grandfather Abdul Muttalib were both married on the same day in a double marriage ceremony. Hence Hamza was the younger brother of Muhammad’s father.

Hamza was four years older than Muhammad. This is disputed by Ibn Sayyid, who argues: "Zubayr narrated that Hamza was four years older than the Prophet. But this does not seem correct, because reliable hadith state that Thuwayba nursed both Hamza and the Prophet." Ibn Sayyid concludes that Hamza was only two years older than Muhammad, though he adds the traditional expression of doubt, "Only God knows." Ibn Hajar writes: "Hamza was born two to four years before Muhammad."

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