Person
Salmā bint ʿAmr al-Najjāriyya
سلمى بنت عمرو النجارية
Lifespan unknown Banū al-Najjār
Wife of Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf and mother of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (= Shayba). She was from the Banū al-Najjār of Yathrib (Medina) — a sub-tribe of al-Khazraj. Hāshim met her on a trade journey, married her, and she gave birth to Shayba in Yathrib c. 497 CE. After Hāshim died in Gaza, Shayba lived with her in Yathrib until his uncle al-Muṭṭalib came and brought him to Mecca. This Medinan maternal link is why the Prophet ﷺ later said of his arrival in Medina (the Hijra): "Among the people of Yathrib are my maternal uncles" — referring to the Banū al-Najjār.
Significance
Wife of Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf and mother of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (= Shayba). She was from the Banū al-Najjār of Yathrib (Medina) — a sub-tribe of al-Khazraj. Hāshim met her on a trade journey, married her, and she gave birth to Shayba in Yathrib c. 497 CE. After Hāshim died in Gaza, Shayba lived with her in Yathrib until his uncle al-Muṭṭalib came and brought him to Mecca. This Medinan maternal link is why the Prophet ﷺ later said of his arrival in Medina (the Hijra): "Among the people of Yathrib are my maternal uncles" — referring to the Banū al-Najjār.
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