`Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
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`Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim (Arabic: عبدالمطلب بن هاشم) known as Shaybah was the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and head of the Banu Hashim tribe.
[edit] Family
His mother was Salma bint Amr of the Najjar clan of the Khazraj tribe of the city of Yathrib.
[edit] References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse ISBN 1900988062
