Inconsistencies in Aminah Bint Wahb's Biography
There are a few inconsistencies that appear in the biography of Aminah bint Wahb. In most biographies Aminah lived with her father, however, others say she lived under the guardianship of her uncle Wahib ibn 'Abd Manaf. The age of 'Abd Allah is also contested. In most versions of Aminah's biography he is said to be 17 years old when the couple marries. Other versions claim he was 24 when they were married. The third inconsistency surrounds the time of Abdallah's death. In most cases it is simply said that he died on the return trip from Syria to Mecca. However, according to the Ahmadiyya Non-Muslim scholar Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (author of the online book Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets) 'Abd Allah was left behind in Madinah by the caravan in the care of his father's maternal relatives. When his father found out 'Abd Allah was ill he dispatched Harith, his eldest son, to take care of 'Abd Allah. It was only once Harith arrived in Medinah that he learned 'Abd Allah had died a month after the caravan had left him.
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