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Muqawwim ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Historical figure

Life dates not established · Makkah

Overview

Paternal uncle of Muhammad ﷺ named in early family genealogies.

Category: Historical figure
Period: Life dates not established

A recorded uncle

Muqawwim is listed among the sons of Abd al-Muttalib and Hala bint Wuhayb. He was therefore an uncle of Muhammad ﷺ.

Sources:

Murat Mısırlı, Abdullah b. Abdülmuttalib’in Hayatı — Mevlidü’n-Nebi Sempozyumu, pp.78–79

Reading the family lists

These accounts place Hamza and Safiyya among Hala’s children too. Historical lists differ about some of Abd al-Muttalib’s sons. Beyond these family connections, little is securely recorded about Muqawwim’s life.

Sources:

Murat Mısırlı, Abdullah b. Abdülmuttalib’in Hayatı — Mevlidü’n-Nebi Sempozyumu, pp.78–79

Sources

We 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.78–79Paternal uncle of Muhammad ﷺ named in early family genealogies.