Approximate date
Returning from Madinah, his mother Aminah dies at al-Abwa. His grandfather Abd al-Muttalib takes him in, and two years later his uncle Abu Talib.
Muhammad ﷺAminahAbd al-MuttalibAbu Talib
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
Quran 93:6
Source: Seerah ·
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