OverviewMother of Muhammad ﷺ, remembered in accounts of his childhood.CategoryHistorical figurePeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 577 CE
Her familyAmina belonged to Banu Zuhra, a branch of Quraysh. She married Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and became the mother of Muhammad ﷺ.Sources:TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗
The journey homeWhen Muhammad ﷺ was about six, Amina travelled with him and Umm Ayman to Yathrib to visit relatives and Abdullah’s grave. She died at al-Abwa on the way back. Umm Ayman brought the child to his grandfather in Makkah.Sources:TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗
SourcesWe wrote this short biography using the sources below. We explain uncertain dates and differing accounts.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗Mother of Muhammad ﷺ, remembered in accounts of his childhood.
