transcended the cause-and-effect formula.
‘Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Al-Harith, Az-Zubair, Abu Talib, ‘Abdullah, Hamzah, Abu Lahab,
Ghidaq, Maqwam, Safar and Al-‘Abbas. He also had six daughters, who were Umm Al-Hakim –  the only white one, Barrah, ‘Atikah, Safiya, Arwa and Omaima.
4. ‘Abdullah: The father of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). His mother was Fatimah,  daughter of ‘Amr bin ‘A’idh bin ‘Imran bin Makhzum bin Yaqdha bin Murra. ‘Abdullah was the  smartest of ‘Abdul-Muttalib’s sons, the chastest and the most loved. He was also the son whom  the divination arrows pointed at to be slaughtered as a sacrifice to Al-Ka‘bah. When ‘Abdul-
Muttalib had ten sons and they reached maturity, he divulged to them his secret vow in which  they silently and obediently acquiesced. Their names were written on divination arrows and given  to the guardian of their most beloved goddess, Hubal. The arrows were shuffled and drawn. An  arrow showed that it was ‘Abdullah to be sacrificed. ‘Abdul-Muttalib then took the boy to Al-
Ka‘bah with a razor to slaughter the boy. Quraish, his uncles from Makhzum tribe and his brother
Abu Talib, however, tried to dissuade him from consummating his purpose. He then sought their  advice as regards his vow. They suggested that he summon a she-diviner to judge whereabout.
She ordered that the divination arrows should be drawn with respect to ‘Abdullah as well as ten  camels. She added that drawing the lots should be repeated with ten more camels every time  the arrow showed ‘Abdullah. The operation was thus repeated until the number of the camels  amounted to one hundred. At this point the arrow showed the camels, consequently they were all  slaughtered (to the satisfaction of Hubal) instead of his son. The slaughtered camels were left for  anyone to eat from, human or animal.
This incident produced a change in the amount of blood-money usually accepted in Arabia. It had  been ten camels, but after this event it was increased to a hundred. Islam, later on, approved of  this. Another thing closely relevant to the above issue goes to the effect that the Prophet (Peace  be upon him) once said:
“I am the offspring of the slaughtered two,” meaning Ishmael and ‘Abdullah.
‘Abdul-Muttalib chose Amina, daughter of Wahab bin ‘Abd Munaf bin Zahra bin Kilab, as a wife for his  son, ‘Abdullah. She thus, in the light of this ancestral lineage, stood eminent in respect of nobility of  position and descent. Her father was the chief of Bani Zahra to whom great honour was attributed.
They were married in Makkah, and soon after ‘Abdullah was sent by his father to buy dates in Madinah  where he died. In another version, ‘Abdullah went to Syria on a trade journey and died in Madinah on  his way back. He was buried in the house of An-Nabigha Al-Ju‘di. He was twenty-five years old when  he  died. Most historians state that his death was two months before the birth of Muhammad .   ﻠﻋ ﷲ ﻰﻠﺻ
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Some others said that his death was two months after the Prophet’s birth. When Amina was informed  of  her husband’s death, she celebrated his memory in a most heart-touching elegy.
‘Abdullah left very little wealth —five camels, a small number of goats, a she-servant, called Barakah –
Umm Aiman – who would later serve as the Prophet’s nursemaid.