‘Abdullah is spared: the vow of ‘Abdul-Muttalib

‘Abdul-Muttalib had vowed to sacrifice one of his sons. The lot falls on ‘Abdullah, the Prophet’s future father, but he is ransomed with one hundred camels instead.

As the book dates it: before the Prophet’s birth

Who was there

• A‘Abdul-MuttalibThe Prophet’s grandfather, who re-dug the well of Zamzam, named the baby Muhammad, and cared for the orphaned boy until his own death.
• AA‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdul-MuttalibThe Prophet’s father, who died aged twenty-five, most likely before his son was born.