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Aminah bint Wahb

آمنة بنت وهب

d. c. 576 CE at al-Abwa' date disputed · mother (pre-Islamic; lineage)

The Prophet's mother, of Banu Zuhrah, who died at al-Abwa' when he was about six years old.

Biography

Aminah bint Wahb of Banu Zuhrah, Quraysh, gave birth to Muhammad ﷺ in Makkah. Following Arab custom he spent his early years with the wet-nurse Halimah of Banu Sa'd. Returning from a visit to Yathrib, Aminah died at al-Abwa' when he was about six; Umm Ayman brought him back to Makkah.

Sahih Muslim records that the Prophet ﷺ later visited her grave and wept, saying he had been permitted to visit it. Her clan, Banu Zuhrah, was also the clan of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (Phase 3).

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih Muslim 976a Sahih

    The Prophet ﷺ visited his mother's grave and wept; he was permitted to visit it but not to seek forgiveness for her, and said 'visit graves, for they remind you of death'.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Reliance is on Sahih Muslim (the grave visit) and basic sirah facts; theological debates around her status are not adjudicated here.

Further references

  • Sahih Muslim (visit to his mother's grave)
  • Sirat Ibn Hisham (historical)

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