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Place in the story
- Rival claimant
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Summary
Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf, one of the four branches of Abd Manaf, and uncle of Abd al-Muttalib. After the death of al-Muttalib, he leapt upon Abd al-Muttalib's arkah (inherited estate) and seized it from him, until it was returned by the sword of Abu Sa'd ibn Adi 1 2 3.
The seizure and its reversal
When al-Muttalib died, Nawfal leapt upon Abd al-Muttalib's arkah and seized it from him. Abd al-Muttalib asked men of Quraysh for support against his uncle, but they said: "We will not come between you and your uncle" 2. When Abu Sa'd ibn Adi came with eighty riders and drew his sword on Nawfal, who was sitting in the Hijr with the elders of Quraysh, Nawfal said: "I have returned it to him," and he had the elders of Quraysh bear witness against him 2. See Abd al-Muttalib's recovery of his rights.
The alliances
When this happened, Nawfal allied with Banu Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf against Banu Hashim. Khuza'a allied with Banu Hashim against Banu Abd Shams and Nawfal. This alliance later became the cause of the conquest of Mecca 2 3.
For young visitors
Nawfal was the uncle of Abd al-Muttalib. He took his nephew's right, and then gave it back when his mother's kin came to support his nephew.
Connections
- Child of
- Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Opposed
- Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
People and things also explored
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf· Quraysh· The partition of the Meccan offices between Abd Manaf and Abd al-Dar· Banu Hashim· Abu Lahab· Qusayy ibn Kilab· Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim· Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.21
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.50
- Mukhtasar Sirat al-Rasul — al-Najdi , p.41-42
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Nawfal ibn ʿAbd Manāf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nawfal-ibn-abd-manaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.