At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Family of the ProphetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab, chief of Banu Zuhra in lineage and honour, and father of Amina, the mother of the Prophet. He was therefore the Prophet's maternal grandfather 1 2.
In The Sealed Nectar
The book mentions him in one place: when Abd al-Muttalib chose for his son Abdullah Amina bint Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab. At that time she was counted the most noble woman of Quraysh in lineage and standing, and her father was the chief of Banu Zuhra in lineage and honour 1 2. Zuhra ibn Kilab was the brother of Qusayy ibn Kilab, so the Prophet's lineage on his mother's side and his father's side meets at Kilab ibn Murra 3.
What is not mentioned here
The book does not record his birth or death, or his religion, nor the name of Amina's mother. What al-Baladhuri reports about her is recorded on Amina's card.
For young visitors
Wahb was the Prophet's grandfather through his mother Amina. He was the head of his family, Banu Zuhra, among Quraysh.
Connections
- Parent of
- Amina bint Wahb
- Member of
- Banu Zuhra· Quraysh
People and things also explored
Amina bint Wahb· Banu Zuhra· Quraysh· Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· Sending infants to Bedouin wet-nurses· The partition of the Meccan offices between Abd Manaf and Abd al-Dar· Banu Hashim
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.53
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/156-158
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.48
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Wahb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/wahb-ibn-abd-manaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.