Person

Kaʿb ibn Luʾayy

كعب بن لؤي
Lifespan unknown Quraysh

8th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ. Used to gather Quraysh on Fridays (yawm al-ʿarūba) and exhort them — said to have predicted the coming of the Prophet from his line.

Significance

8th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ. Used to gather Quraysh on Fridays (yawm al-ʿarūba) and exhort them — said to have predicted the coming of the Prophet from his line.
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