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Abū Lahab أبُو لَهَب | |
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| Born | c. 549 CE |
| Died | c. 624 (aged 74–75) Mecca, Hejaz, (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Known for | Opponent and uncle of Muhammad |
| Spouse | Umm Jamil |
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| Family | Banu Hashim (Quraysh) |
ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد العزى ابن عبد المطلب), better known as Abū Lahab (Arabic: أبو لهب) (c. 549–624 CE) was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Qurayshi leaders who opposed Muhammad and was condemned in Surat Al-Masad of the Quran.