ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

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ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, better known as Abu Lahab, was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent Meccan opponent of early Islam who is condemned in the Qur’an.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab man
Meccan notable
Qurayshite
historical figure
opponent of Muhammad
polytheist
uncle of Muhammad
associatedWith Kaaba guardianship family (Banū Hāshim)
linked to: Bani Shaiba family
birthPlace Mecca
brotherInLaw Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb
linked to: Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
child Durra bint Abī Lahab
Muʿattib ibn Abī Lahab
ʿUtayba ibn Abī Lahab
ʿUtba ibn Abī Lahab
citizenship Mecca
clan Quraysh
diedBefore Conquest of Mecca
diedIn Mecca (according to traditional accounts)
linked to: Mecca
eponym Abu Lahab (father of flame)
linked to: Abu Lahab
ethnicGroup Arab
linked to: Arabs
father ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim
linked to: Abd al-Muttalib
gender male
hasAlias Abu Lahab
Abu Lahab ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
linked to: Abu Lahab

Abū Lahab
linked to: Abu Lahab
historicalRole leader among Quraysh opponents of Muhammad
knownFor being condemned in the Qur’an
opposition to early Islam
language Arabic
mentionedIn Qur’an, Surah al-Masad (Surah 111)
linked to: Surah Al-Masad
mother Lubnā bint Hājir (attributed, uncertain)
linked to: Lubnā bint Hājir
nameMeaning servant of al-ʿUzzā
opposed Islam
Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
quranicName Abī Lahab
linked to: Al-Lahab
quranicSurahName al-Masad
linked to: Al-Masad
quranicSurahNumber 111
region Hejaz
relative Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
religion Arab paganism
sourceType Islamic tradition
spouse Arwā bint Ḥarb (Umm Jamīl)
Umm Jamīl bint Ḥarb
timePeriod 6th–7th century CE
tribe Banū Hāshim
linked to: Banu Hashim
uncleOf Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad

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Abu Lahab fullName ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib