Person
ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Abū Lahab)
عبد العزى بن عبد المطلب (أبو لهب)
Abū Lahab ("father of flame" — for his fiery red complexion)
d. 624 CE Banū Hāshim
Paternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ but his most bitter opponent within Banū Hāshim. Subject of Sūrat al-Masad (Q 111) — "May the hands of Abū Lahab perish". Married to Umm Jamīl, also condemned in the same sūra. He and his wife both died as enemies of the Prophet ﷺ. His son ʿUtba had been married to the Prophet's ﷺ daughter Ruqayya, but divorced her at his father's instigation.
Significance
Paternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ but his most bitter opponent within Banū Hāshim. Subject of Sūrat al-Masad (Q 111) — "May the hands of Abū Lahab perish". Married to Umm Jamīl, also condemned in the same sūra. He and his wife both died as enemies of the Prophet ﷺ. His son ʿUtba had been married to the Prophet's ﷺ daughter Ruqayya, but divorced her at his father's instigation.
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