Wikipedia's first sentence called it “fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation”. Today it says “fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the islamic prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)”. It now reads “Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.496–578) Shayba ibn Hāshim ( ; c. 496-578 ), better known as ʿ”.
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Abdul-Muṭṭalib , since he was raised by his uncle Muṭṭalib , was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muḥammad . The correct form of the name is with two T's (Ta's) and one l (Lam). Thus for instance in Ibn Mākūlā's work: Al-Ikmāl fī Raf' al-Irtiyāb 'an al-Mu'talif wa al-Mukhtalif fi al-Asmā' wa al-Kunā Wa al-Ansāb. vol. 7. pg. 200. Quote: And as for Muṭallib it is with Ḑammah (u) of the Mīm, and Tashdīd (doubling) of the Ṭā' ; and there is a group of them (i.e people called by this name)".1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Shaiba ibn Hashim ( ) (c. 497 – 578), better known as Abdul Muttalib or Abd al-Muttalib , since he was raised by his uncle Muttalib , was the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad and his cousin, Ali ibn Abi Talib , the fourth Caliph and regarded as the first Imam in Shia Islam.
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Abd al-Muttalib Shaybah ibn Hashim ( , ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib Shaybah ibn Hāshim , c. 497 – 578) was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad .
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Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578) For other people with the same name, see Abd al-Muttalib (name) .Shayba ibn Hāshim ( ; c. 497–578 ), better known as ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib , ( ) was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation.He was the grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.481–578) For other people with the same name, see Abd al-Muttalib (name) . Shayba ibn Hāshim ( Arabic : شَيْبة بْن هاشِم ; c. 481–578 ), better known as ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib , ( Arabic : عَبْد الْمُطَّلِب , lit. ' Servant of Muttalib ' ) was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation”. Today it says “fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the islamic prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)”. It now reads “Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.496–578) Shayba ibn Hāshim ( ; c. 496-578 ), better known as ʿ”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation
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fourth chief of the quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the islamic prophet muhammad
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