570 CEmoderate
Death of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
وفاة عبد الله بن عبد المطلب
Map: Yathrib (Medina) (24.4672, 39.6112)
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the father of Prophet Muhammad, died in Yathrib (Medina) while returning from a trading journey to Syria. He fell ill and stayed with relatives from Banu Najjar, passing away before his son was born. He was approximately 25 years old and was buried in Medina. The Prophet was thus born an orphan, as mentioned in Surah ad-Duha: 'Did He not find you an orphan and give you refuge?'
Sources
- Ibn Hisham's Sirah
- Ibn Sa'd's Tabaqat
- Surah ad-Duha (93:6)