Death of Aminah bint Wahb

Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of Prophet Muhammad, died at al-Abwa on the road between Mecca and Medina while returning from a visit to her husband Abdullah's grave and relatives in Medina. Muhammad was only six years old. The young orphan was then placed under the care of his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, the chief of Quraysh and custodian of the Ka'bah.