OverviewSon of Abd al-Muttalib and paternal uncle of Muhammad ﷺ, recorded in family genealogies.CategoryHistorical figurePeriodLife dates not established
His place in the familyDirar was a son of Abd al-Muttalib and Natila. Through his father, he was an uncle of Muhammad ﷺ.Sources:Murat Mısırlı, Abdullah b. Abdülmuttalib’in Hayatı — Mevlidü’n-Nebi Sempozyumu, pp.78–79 ↗
What the records preserveGenealogical accounts group Dirar with Abbas as sons of Natila. Few details of Dirar’s individual life are securely established; he should not be confused with other people named Dirar.Sources:Murat Mısırlı, Abdullah b. Abdülmuttalib’in Hayatı — Mevlidü’n-Nebi Sempozyumu, pp.78–79 ↗
SourcesWe wrote this short biography using the sources below. We explain uncertain dates and differing accounts.Murat Mısırlı, Abdullah b. Abdülmuttalib’in Hayatı — Mevlidü’n-Nebi Sempozyumu, pp.78–79 ↗Son of Abd al-Muttalib and paternal uncle of Muhammad ﷺ, recorded in family genealogies.
