Hubba bint Hulail

Hubba bint Hulail
Known for Ancestor of Muhammad
Spouse(s) Qusai ibn Kilab
Children Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (son)
Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai (son)
Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai (son)
Parent(s) Hulail ibn Hubshiyyah (father)

Hubba bint Hulail (Arabic: حبة بنت هليل‎) was the grandmother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, thus the great-great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Biography

Hubba was the daughter of Hulail ibn Hubshiyyah[1] ibn Salul ibn Ka’b ibn Amr al-Khuza’i of Banu Khuza'a[2] who was the trustee and guardian of the Ka‘bah. She married Qusai ibn Kilab[1] and after her father died, the keys of the Ka‘bah were committed to her. Qusai, according to Hulail's will, had the trusteeship of the Ka‘bah after him.

Hubba never gave up ambitious hopes for the line of her favourite son ‘Abd Manaf. Her two favourite grandsons were the twin sons ‘Amr and ‘Abd Shams of ‘Ātikah bint Murrah. Hubba hoped that the opportunities missed by 'Abd Manaf would surely be made up for in these grandsons, especially ‘Amr, who seemed so much more suitable for the role than any of the sons of ‘Abd al-Dar. He became the darling of grandmother Hubba's eye.[3]

Family

Qusai ibn Kilab had four sons by Hubba:[4] Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai dedicated to his house, Abdu’l Qusayy dedicated to himself, Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai to his goddess (Al-‘Uzzá) and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai to the idol revered by Hubba. They also had two daughters, Takhmur and Barrah.[5] Abdu’l Manaf's real name was Mughirah, and he also had the nickname al-Qamar (the Moon) because he was so handsome.

Hubba bint Hulail was one of the ancestral women of the Muhammad and was related to him in various ways. Firstly, she was the great-great-grandmother of Abdullah,[2] who was the father of the Prophet. As well as this, Hubba was the great-grandmother of Umm Habib and Abdul Uzza (maternal grandmother and grandfather of Aminah).

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lings, Martin (1983). Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. George Allen & Unwin. p. 6. ISBN 0946621330.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah Waris. "The Prophet’s Line Family No 3 – Qusayy, Hubbah, and Banu Nadr to Quraysh". Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah Waris. "The Prophet’s Family Line No. 4 – Amr (Hashim), the Founder of the Hashimites". Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood Dawah. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Naim, Syed (2010). Lineage of the Prophets. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1452033518.
  5. ↑ Watt, W.Montgomery (1998). The History of Al-Tabari, Vol. 6: Muhammad at Mecca. State University of New York Press, Albany. p. 18.