Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib
الحارث بن عبد المطلب
Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib; الحارث بن عبد المطلب
Born	c. 520–526
Died	c. 577–578
Spouses	Ghaziyyah bint Qays; Sukhaylah bint Khuza'i; Safiyyah bint al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib;
Children	Abu Sufyan; Rabi'ah; Arwa (among others);
Parents	Abd al-Muttalib (father); Sumra bint Jundab (mother);
Relatives	Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (brother); Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (brother); Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (brother); Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (sister); Fatimah bint Asad (cousin); Asad ibn Hashim (uncle); Al-Harith ibn Nawfal (grandchild); Mughirah ibn Nawfal (grandchild); Umamah bint Rabi'ah (grandchild); Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (grandparent); Salma bint Amr (grandparent); Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (great-grandparent); Atikah bint Murrah (great-grandparent);
Family	Banu Hashim (Quraish)

Al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: الحارث بن عبد المطلب) was one of the uncles of Muhammad. He was the son of Abd al-Muttalib, of the Quraysh in Mecca, by his first wife, Sumra bint Jundab, who was from Hawazin tribe.^[1]^[2]^: 99 For a long time his father, who took from him the kunya Abu al-Harith,^[2]^: 99 had no other children.^[3]^: 62^[2]^: 87

It is said that al-Harith assisted Abd al-Muttalib with the excavation of the Zamzam Well^[3]^: 62 by carrying away the dug earth.^[2]^: 87 Al-Harith had many children by some wives.

^ Abdulmalik ibn Hisham. Notes to Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, p. 708 note 97. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir. Translated by Haq, S. M. (1967). Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume I Parts I & II. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.
^ ^a ^b Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[Hisham-1] Abdulmalik ibn Hisham. Notes to Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, p. 708 note 97. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[Saad1-2] Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir. Translated by Haq, S. M. (1967). Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir Volume I Parts I & II. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.

[Ishaq-3] Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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