آمنة
Āmina
Person
The Prophet’s mother, who died when he was six.
What it means
Aminah bint Wahb married Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib. After his early death she raised Muhammad with help from a wet-nurse of the Banu Sa’d, Halima, and died on the road from a visit to Medina at Abwa when he was about six. He was then cared for by his grandfather and then his uncle.
