# Hubba bint Hulail

Hubba bint Hulail (Arabic: حبة بنت هليل) was the grandmother of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, thus the great-great-great-grandmother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

## Biography

Hubbah was the daughter of Hulail ibn Hubshiyyah ibn Salul ibn Ka’b ibn Amr al-Khuza’i of Banu Khuza'a who was the trustee and guardian of the Ka‘bah (Arabic: كَـعْـبَـة, 'Cube'). She married Qusai ibn Kilab and after her father died, the keys of the Kaaba were committed to her. Qusai, according to Hulail's will, had the trusteeship of the Kaaba after him.
Hubbah never gave up ambitious hopes for the line of her favourite son Abd Manaf. Her two favourite grandsons were the twin sons Amr and Abd Shams, of ‘Ātikah bint Murrah. Hubbah hoped that the opportunities missed by Abd Manaf would be made up for in these grandsons, especially Amr, who seemed much more suitable for the role than any of the sons of Abd al-Dar. He was dear to the ‘ayn (Arabic: عـيـن, eye) of his grandmother Hubbah.

## Family

Qusai ibn Kilab had four sons by Hubbah: Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai dedicated to his house, Abdu’l Qusayy dedicated to himself, Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai to his goddess (Al-‘Uzzá) and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai to the idol revered by Hubbah. They also had two daughters, Takhmur and Barrah. Abd Manaf's real name was 'Mughirah', and he also had the nickname 'al-Qamar' (the Moon) because he was handsome.
Hubbah was related to Muhammad in more than one way. Firstly, she was the great-great-grandmother of his father Abdullah. She was also the great-grandmother of Umm Habib and Abdul-Uzza, respectively the maternal grandmother and grandfather of Muhammad's mother Aminah.

## Family tree

| Kilab ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | Kilab ibn Murrah | | | Fatimah bint Sa'd | Fatimah bint Sa'd | Fatimah bint Sa'd | Fatimah bint Sa'd | Fatimah bint Sa'd | Fatimah bint Sa'd | | | | | | | | |
| Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather | | | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather | | | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother | Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather | | | | | | | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | `Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather | | | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother | Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf maternal grandfather | | | | | | | | | | | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor of Banu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather | | | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother | Salma bint `Amr paternal great-grandmother |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | Fatimah bint `Amr paternal grandmother | | | | | | | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | `Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather | | | | | | | | | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother | Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother |
| Aminah mother | Aminah mother | Aminah mother | Aminah mother | Aminah mother | Aminah mother | | | `Abdullah father | `Abdullah father | `Abdullah father | `Abdullah father | `Abdullah father | `Abdullah father | | | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | Az-Zubayr paternal uncle | | | Harith paternal half-uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | Harith paternal half-uncle | | | Hamza paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | Hamza paternal half-uncle | | |
| Thuwaybah first nurse | Thuwaybah first nurse | Thuwaybah first nurse | Thuwaybah first nurse | Thuwaybah first nurse | Thuwaybah first nurse | | | Halimah second nurse | Halimah second nurse | Halimah second nurse | Halimah second nurse | Halimah second nurse | Halimah second nurse | | | Abu Talib paternal uncle | Abu Talib paternal uncle | Abu Talib paternal uncle | Abu Talib paternal uncle | Abu Talib paternal uncle | Abu Talib paternal uncle | | | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | `Abbas paternal half-uncle | | | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle | | | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | 6 other sons and 6 daughters | 6 other sons and 6 daughters |
| | | | | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | | | Khadija first wife | Khadija first wife | Khadija first wife | Khadija first wife | Khadija first wife | Khadija first wife | | | | | | | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas paternal cousin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fatimah daughter | Fatimah daughter | Fatimah daughter | Fatimah daughter | Fatimah daughter | | | | | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree, descendants | | | | | | | | | Qasim son | Qasim son | Qasim son | Qasim son | Qasim son | | | `Abd-Allah son | `Abd-Allah son | `Abd-Allah son | `Abd-Allah son | `Abd-Allah son |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zainab daughter | Zainab daughter | Zainab daughter | Zainab daughter | Zainab daughter | Zainab daughter | | | Ruqayyah daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | Ruqayyah daughter | | | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree | | | Umm Kulthum daughter | Umm Kulthum daughter | Umm Kulthum daughter | Umm Kulthum daughter | Umm Kulthum daughter | Umm Kulthum daughter | | | Zayd adopted son | Zayd adopted son | Zayd adopted son | Zayd adopted son | Zayd adopted son | Zayd adopted son |
| | | | | | | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | Ali ibn Zainab grandson | | | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter | | | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | `Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson | | | | | | | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | Rayhana bint Zayd wife | | | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson | Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson |
| | | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | Muhsin ibn Ali grandson | | | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | Hasan ibn Ali grandson | | | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree | | | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter | | | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter | | | Safiyya tenth wife | Safiyya tenth wife | Safiyya tenth wife | Safiyya tenth wife | Safiyya tenth wife | Safiyya tenth wife |
| | | Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree | | | Sawda third wife | Sawda third wife | Sawda third wife | Sawda third wife | Sawda third wife | | | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umar father-in-law family tree | Umar father-in-law family tree | | | Umm Salama sixth wife | Umm Salama sixth wife | Umm Salama sixth wife | Umm Salama sixth wife | Umm Salama sixth wife | | | Juwayriya eighth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | Juwayriya eighth wife | | | Maymuna eleventh wife | Maymuna eleventh wife | Maymuna eleventh wife | Maymuna eleventh wife | Maymuna eleventh wife |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aisha third wife Family tree | Aisha third wife Family tree | Aisha third wife Family tree | Aisha third wife Family tree | Aisha third wife Family tree | Aisha third wife Family tree | Zaynab fifth wife | Zaynab fifth wife | Zaynab fifth wife | Zaynab fifth wife | Zaynab fifth wife | Zaynab fifth wife | | | Hafsa fourth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Hafsa fourth wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Zaynab seventh wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Umm Habiba ninth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife | Maria al-Qibtiyya twelfth wife |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ibrahim son | Ibrahim son | Ibrahim son | Ibrahim son | Ibrahim son | Ibrahim son |
* * indicates that the marriage order is disputed
* Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.