Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib الحارث بن عبد المطلب | |
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| Born | c. 520–526 |
| Died | c. 577–578 |
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| Family | Banu Hashim (Quraish) |
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Al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: الحارث بن عبد المطلب) was one of the uncles of Muhammad. He was the son of Abd al-Muttalib, of the Quraysh in Mecca, by his first wife, Sumra bint Jundab, who was from Hawazin tribe.[1][2]: 99 For a long time his father, who took from him the kunya Abu al-Harith,[2]: 99 had no other children.[3]: 62 [2]: 87
It is said that al-Harith assisted Abd al-Muttalib with the excavation of the Zamzam Well[3]: 62 by carrying away the dug earth.[2]: 87 Al-Harith had many children by some wives.
- ^ Abdulmalik ibn Hisham. Notes to Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, p. 708 note 97. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c d Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir. Translated by Haq, S. M. (1967). Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume I Parts I & II. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.
- ^ a b Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.