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Abu Sufyan was a leader and merchant from the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. During his early career, he often led trade caravans to Syria . He had been among the main leaders of Meccan opposition to Muhammad , the prophet of Islam and member of the Quraysh, commanding the Meccans at the battles of Uhud and the Trench in 625 and 627 CE .
Expedition of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb [citation needed] or the Demolition of al-Lat, occurred in the same year as the Battle of Tabuk [1] (which occurred in October 630 AD [2]). Muhammad sent Abu Sufyan [ 3 ] with a group armed men to destroy the Idol Allāt (also referred to as al-Tagiyyah) that was worshipped by the citizens of Taif.
When he passed by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, he taunted him, saying "Today will witness the great fight, you cannot seek sanctuary at Al-Ka'bah. Today will witness the humiliation of Quraysh." [6] Abu Sufyan expressed his dismay to Muhammad, who became angry and rebuked Sa'd, stating "Nay, today Al-Ka'bah will be sanctified, and Quraysh honoured."
Abu Sufyan took refuge with Sallam bin Mishkan. Salam gave Abu Sufyan a hospitable welcome and the intelligence regarding Medina. At night, Abu Sufyan took his men to the Urayd corn fields, a place about two or three miles to the north-east of Medina. He burnt these farms and killed two Muslims. Abu Sufyan and his men ran away.
She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Safiyyah bint Abi al-'As. [1] Abu Sufyan was the chief of the Umayya clan, and she was the daughter of the leader of the whole Quraysh tribe and the most powerful opponent of Muhammad in the period 624–630. However, he later accepted Islam and became a Muslim warrior.
Utbah was killed in the battle of Badr, as narrated in the hadith collection of Sunan Abi Dawud.In it, Ali ibn Abi Talib is quoted saying: (At the battle of Badr) Utbah ibn Rabi'ah came forward followed by his son and his brother and cried out: "Which of you shall challenge us in a traditional 3 champions' combat duel?"
Ṣafiyyah bint Abī al-ʿĀṣ (Arabic: صفية بنت أبي العاص) was the daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayya. She was a wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (her cousin). She had at least two daughters with him: Ramlah, who would later adopt Islam and marry Muhammad, and Umayna. [1]
Harb (Arabic: حرب) is an Arabic surname that may refer to the following people: . Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (560–650), son of the 7th century Arabian Meccan leader Harb ibn Umayya, and leader of the Quraysh of Mecca