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Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim (d. ca. 578)
Muhammad ‘s grandfather. Cared for Muhammad after the deaths of his parents. Died when Muhammad was eight. Credited by hadith with receiving a command from God to dig up the well of Zamzam, over which he maintained control and from which he sold water to pilgrims coming to the Kaaba in Mecca.
Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
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Last Update: 02/2021