Abd Manaf al-Mughirah ibn Qusai عبد مناف ٱلمغيرة بن قصي | |
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| 2nd Chief of theQuraysh | |
| Preceded by | Qusai ibn Kilab |
| Succeeded by | Hashim ibn Abd Manaf |
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| Born | c. 430 |
| Died | Makkah, Hijaz |
| Resting place | Jannatul Mualla |
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| Relatives | Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai (brother) Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai (brother) Zuhrah ibn Kilab (uncle) |
| Known for | Ancestor ofMuhammad |
| Tribe | Quraysh |
Abd Manaf al-Mughirah ibn Qusai (Arabic:عبد مناف ٱلمغيرة بن قصي,ʿAbd Manāf al-Mughīrah ibn Quṣayy) was aQurayshi and great-great-grandfather of theIslamic prophetMuhammad. His father wasQuṣai ibn Kilāb.
Abd Manaf's name, meaningslave of Manaf, relates to the pre-Islamic deityManaf.
Abd Manaf was already honoured in his father's lifetime however Qusai preferred his first-born'Abd ad-Dar and invested him with all his rights, powers, and transferred the ownership of the House of Assembly shortly before his death.[1]
After Quṣayy's death, Abd Manaf contested this inheritance. He was supported by their nephew Asad, their uncleZuhrah ibn Kilab, their father's uncleTaym ibn Murrah (ofBanu Taym), and al-Harith ibn Fihr, while 'Abd ad-Dar was supported by their cousins Makhzum, Sahm, Jumah, their uncle Adi and their families. The effects of this conflict continued among their descendants, especially under Abd Manaf's sonHashim and affected the internal history ofMecca right up to Muhammad's time.[2]
Abdu Manaf married several wives of influential tribes, including'Ātikah bint Murrah ibn Hilāl ibn Fālij ibn Dhakwān ibn Hilal ibn Sa'sa'ah ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin al-Hilaliyya of Bani Qays Aylan, Hilal of theBanu Bakr ibn Hawāzin, Raytah ofTa'if, and Waqida bint Amr.
Abd Manaf had three wives:
1. Atikah bint Murrah al-Hulaliyya
2. Rayta bint Ku'ayb al-Thaqafiyya
3. Waqidah bint Amr al-Qurayshiyya al-Amiriyya
The grave of Abd Manaf can be found inJannatul Mualla cemetery, inMecca.[citation needed]
