THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Abū Lahab
Uncle of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad (c.549-c.624)
Abū Lahab was born in 549 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and died in 624.
Born
in 549
Died: in 624
Source:
No external source identified
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Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Professions
- politician, merchant, dissident
More about Abū Lahab
Family
- Spouse
- Umm Jamil
- Sibling
- Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Sibling
- Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- Sibling
- Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Sibling
- Safiyyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- Child
- Utbah ibn Abi Lahab
- Sibling
- Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- Sibling
- Umama bint Abdulmuttalib
- Sibling
- Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib
- Father
- Abd al-Muttalib
- Sibling
- Az-Zubayr ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
All birth date sources
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Questions people ask
Where was Abū Lahab born?
Abū Lahab was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
When did Abū Lahab die?
Abū Lahab died in 624.