Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf | |
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Known for | Grandfather of Muhammad |
Spouse(s) | Barrah bint Abdul Uzza |
Children | Halah bint Wahb (daughter) Aminah bint Wahb (daughter) |
Parent(s) | 'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah (father) Qaylah (Hind) bint Wajz (mother) |
Relatives | Halah bint Wuhayb (niece) |
Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf (Arabic: وهب بن عبد مناف) ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah was the chief of Banu Zuhrah, and the father of Aminah bint Wahb. He was thus the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Wahb's grandfather was Zuhrah ibn Kilab, the progenitor of the Banu Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. His mother Qaylah (Hind) bint Wajz Ibn Ghalib of Banu Khuza'a. His brother was Wuhayb ibn 'Abd Manaf.
Wahb was married to Barrah bint Abdul Uzza of the Banu Abd ad-Dar clan of the Quraysh tribe. Wahb's chief wife, Barrah bint Abdul Uzza, was a great-granddaughter of Qusayy, and his other wife was Rughaybah bint Zurarah ibn Addas, one of the eminent women of Yathrib (Medina). His son, Abdu Yaghuth, was himself a notable chief.
When Wahb died, and possibly also his wife Barrah (for there is no other mention of her) Ayyilah took Barra's daughters Halah and Aminah into her care. The widow Rughaybah chose not to accept the proposal of her husband's brother, but instead married Qays ibn Amr of the Banu Adiy ibn Najjar, returned to Yathrib, and in due course gave birth to Salmah (Umm Mundhir), and Salit. Ayyilah also had a daughter of her own of marriageable age, also called Halah.