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An erroneous allegation (by an Islamophobe) has been which claims that Prophet Muhammadâs father is unknown as his mother had an affair with âsomebodyâ after the death of her husband (Abdullah), the claimant also alleges that Prophet Muhammed was born four years after the death of Abdullah.
In an act of responsibility it would be wise to state this article is not written due to dispute concerning the parentage of the Prophet Muhammed (p). It is agreed upon by historians, genealogists and theologians alike that the parents of Prophet Muhammad were Amina and Abdullah.
It is consensus amongst all authorities, there has never been dispute, controversy or any complexity related to this subject amongst authorities
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It is a pre-emptive article to make ensure false claims do not gain credence on the internet, after all, the internet is a place where malicious and misinformed claims flourish if good people sit on their hands.
ALL scholarly authority agree upon Amina and Abdullah being the parents of Prophet Muhammad, thus a claim on the contrary would be inaccurate and odd, to say the least. So this article proving the parentage of Prophet Muhammad is simply written in order to prevent false information being spread by Islamophobes on the internet
NOTE: Abdullah can be written as âAbdâAllahâ and Amina can be written as Aminah
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The quickest way to show the Islamophobeâs claim to be false is to prove that Prophet Muhammadâs father was Abdullah
Let us look at scholarly authority, Ibn Kathir confirms Prophet Muhammadâs father to be Abdullah
Ibn Kathir states âhe (Prophet Muhammad) was the son of AbdâAllah who was in turn the son of his father Abdâal Muttalibâ [1]
So Ibn Kathir, a classical expert in the life of Prophet Muhammad, states Prophet Muhammadâs father was Abdullah
What do the Genealogies tell us?
To further point to expertise and the unanimous agreement amongst scholars concerning Prophet Muhammad being the son of Abdullah and Amina we can look to the genealogies.
Ibn Hisham and al Tabari both confirm thaat Prophet Muhammad as the âson of Abdullahâ whilst giving a list of his genealogy [2] [3]
The genealogy in A Chronology of Islamic History confirms Abdullah as the father of Prophet Muhammad and Amina as Prophet Muhammadâs mother. [4]
Other Biographers Confirm Abdullah and Amina to be the Parents of Prophet Muhammad
Al Mubarakpuri mentions the accepted fact of Abdullah being âthe father of Prophet Muhammad (p)â. [5]
Karen Armstrong names Prophet Muhammadâs father as Abdullah [6] [7]
Quite simply there has never been a dispute related to the parentage of Prophet Muhammad in scholarly circles as all the authorities have always been in agreement on Abdullah being the father of Prophet Muhammad. This clearly illustrates the Islamophobe claiming otherwise is wrong, badly wrong.
Did Abdullah Marry Amina? Yes.
Al Mubarakpuri confirms this by telling us the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad (Abdul Muttalib) chose Aminah, daughter of Wahb bin Abd Manaf bin Zuhra bin Kilab as a wife for his son, Abdullah. [8]
He goes further and informs us âthey were married in Makkah= Mecca, and soon after Abdullah was sent by his fatherâ on a trade journey to either Madina or Syria (two versions) [8]
Another biographer, Yahiya Emerick, informs us of Amina telling of signs of pregnancy after Abdullah left for the trade journey. [9]
Abdullah Passed Away Whilst on a Trade Journey
On the way back from this trade journey, Prophet Muhammadâs father passed away [10]. Karen Armstrong writes âMuhammadâs father Abdullah died before Prophet Muhammad was bornâ.
âMost historians state his (Abdullahâs) death was two months before the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Some others state his death was two or more months after the Prophetâs birthâ [10]
Prophet Muhammad also told us his father was Abdullah (AbdâAllah)
Prophet Muhammad told us who his father was Abdullah (AbdâAllah) whilst giving his genealogy to us:
âI am Prophet Muhammad son of AbdâAllah bin AbdâMuttalib bin Hashim bin AbdâManaf⊠â(he went on to give mention to his forefathers all the way up to and including bin Nizar) [11]
In the same narration Prophet Muhammad tells us: âI was the product of true marriage, not fornication, right down from Adam to my father and motherâ. [12]
Ibn Kathir lists other supporting narrations saying the same thing [13]
So what we have here is Prophet Muhammad confirming his parentage; i.e. his father is Abdullah and he was a product of true marriage thus any claims of him being born four years after the death of his father (Abdullah) are erroneous (false) and any claims of his mother (Amina) having an affair which bore Prophet Muhammed is shown to be erroneous too.
All Prophet Muhammadâs contemporaries considered him to be the son of Abdullah
Prophet Muhammadâs mother passed away whilst he was a young boy and he then âlived with his grandfather Abdul Muttalibâ [14]. Thus everybody saw Abd al Muttalib as Prophet Muhammadâs grandfather and therefore considered Abdullah as the father of Prophet Muhammad as Abdullah was the son of Abdul Muttalib.
After the passing on of his grandfather; âProphet Muhammad went to live with his uncle Abu Talibâ [15]. Abu Talib was the brother of Abdullah. Once again, this shows us the community and the family of Prophet Muhammad considered Prophet Muhammad to be the son of Abdullah.
Muhammadâs Enemies Confirm Abdullah to be his Father
Whilst agreeing the contract/treaty of Hudaibiyah the Prophet initially wanted his name signed as âProphet Muhammad, the messenger of Allahâ but his enemies disagreed and wanted him to use his own name and the name of his father and thus the treaty was signed with the name âProphet Muhammad, the son of Abdullahâ [16]. Thus showing even the enemies of Prophet Muhammad considered Abdullah to be the father of Prophet Muhammad.
I merely mention these extra points to further illustrate there was no disagreement concerning the parentage of Prophet Muhammad, everybody knew his mother to be Aminah and his father to be Abdullah.
Looking at the False Claims
Having presented all the incontrovertible evidence we can look at the false claim made by ONE dubious missionary/Islamophobe. Before doing so it is worth noting this âmissionaryâ has a history of falsehood and is infamous for making up his own Biblical verses, such is his lack of regard for accuracy and honesty!
The Islamophobe wants us to believe Prophet Muhammadâs father is not Abdullah
We have already seen Abdullah being confirmed as the father of Prophet Muhammad by authorities such as al Mubarakpuri, Ibn Hisham and Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir states âhe (Prophet Muhammad) was the son of AbdâAllah who was in turn the son of his father Abdâ al Muttalibâ.
So the missionary/Islamophobe is simply making stuff up.
The Islamophobe claims Prophet Muhammad was born four years after the death of Abdullah
Well, we have already stated:
Most historians state his (Abdullahâs) death was two months before the birth of Prophet Muhammad (p). Some others state his death was two or more months after the Prophetâs birth. [10]
So the missionary is making stuff up. NOBODY believes he was born four years after the death of his father, Abdullah.
The Islamophobe claims Prophet Muhammad was born due to an affair on the part of Aminah
It is depressing to note this âmanâ (the Islamophobe) would make such a claim against a ladyâs honour without any regard for truth or decency. Such is this âmanâsâ nature
As we have seen every authority recognises Abdullah (the husband of Amina) to be the father of Prophet Muhammad and thus proves Amina is free from wrong doing. However, the defence of Amina also comes through Al Kalbi who studied Muhammadâs maternal ancestors (including Amina). Al Kalbi confirms Amina did not have an affair
Al Kalbi who investigated the maternal genealogy of Muhammad (including Amina) found no fornication in any one of them:
Muhammad bin Saâd said, Hisham bin Muhammad al Kalbi informed us from his father who said â I wrote out some 500 maternal ancestors for the Prophet(p) and found fornication in NOT one of them nor anything related to âthe evil ways) of the Jahaliyyaâ [17]
So the Islamophobe is making claims without any investigation. If he had looked into matters before making his malicious and ignorant claims he would have noted Muhammadâs confirmation of being from a âtrue marriageâ [12] as well as the other evidence presented such as the findings from Al Kalbiâs investigations
I would advise this Islamophobe to stop in his attempts to malign the good name of past personalities. Wrongly accusing a lady of adultery is not a matter to be taken lightly; this Islamophobe should rethink his ways and incorporate integrity into his raison dâĂȘtre
The Islamophobeâs Strange Mind
The Islamophobe makes other bizarre and unsupported claims.
This Islamophobe also claims Muhammad made a story up about a woman being pregnant for four years and delivering the child in the fourth year which was born with teeth and hair!
The Islamophobe goes further and claims Muhammad made this story up because he was born four years after the death of Abdullah. The Islamophobe suggests Muhammad made the story up to convince people he was not the offspring of an affair.
These pronouncements are quite clearly the product of a debauched mind.
Prophet Muhammad was NOT born four years after the death of his father (Abdullah); this is quite clearly shown above. We do not need to repeat ourselves as we have already dealt with such an erroneous claim
Prophet Muhammadâs father has been shown to be Abdullah, thus Amina had no affair and Muhammad was not the offspring of an affair.
As for the story about a child being in a womanâs womb for four years, scholars confirm it to be a fabrication (i.e. a false or made up story). This story was made up by somebody AFTER the Prophet Muhammad passed away, so Muhammad did not make this story up. Somebody needs to pass this information onto the ignorant Islamophobe.
Yahya ibn Abi Kathir said:
âStudying Sacred Knowledge is a prayerâ
Allah knows Best.
The pregnancy of Prophet Muhammadâs mother and the death of his father
Miracles Surrounding the Birth of the Prophet and Miracles performed by Prophet Muhammed
The Story of giving a name to Prophet Muhammed on the seventh day after his birth.
Chronology of the most important events in the prophetic biography from birth till death