Hisham ibn al-Mughirah

Hisham ibn al-Mughirah was from the Banu Makhzum sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and was a contemporary of Muhammad. He was a person of high rank among the Quraish and he was one of the commanders in the Sacrilegious War.[1]

He was the son of Mughirah ibn Abd-Allah, one of the Leaders of Quraish. One of his daughters was Khantamah, who was the mother of Umar.[2] By his wife Asma bint Mukharraba, he was the father of Abu Jahl, the famous opponent of Muhammad.[3] His brother was Walid ibn al-Mughira, making him an uncle of the famous Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.

It is believed that he died in 598.[4]

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References

  1. Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad. Tabaqat al-Kabir. 1. Translated by Haq, S. M. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan. pp. 142–143.
  2. Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 203. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  3. Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 209. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  4. Kister, M. J. (1986). “Mecca and the tribes of Arabia: Some notes on their relations” in Sharon, M. (Ed.). Studies in Islamic history and civilization in honour of Professor David Ayalon, 33-57. Jerusalem: Cana & Leiden: E. J. Brill.


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