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Abu Sufyan's given name was Sakhr and he was born around c. 560 to his father Harb ibn Umayya, a leader of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, [1] and mother Safiyya bint Hazn ibn Bujayr. [ citation needed ] The family belonged to the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraysh, [ 1 ] the brother clan of the Banu Hashim , to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad ...
On the morning of Tuesday, 17th Ramadan, 8 A.H., Muhammad set out from Mar Az-Zahran and ordered 'Abbas to detain Abu Sufyan ibn Harb at a location that offered a clear view of the Muslim army's march towards Mecca. This was done so that Abu Sufyan could witness the strength and power of the Muslim soldiers.
Abu Sufyan, after some brief verbal exchanges with Muhammad's companion, Umar (Umar ibn al-Khattab), [12] decided to return to Mecca without pressing his advantage. [13] [14] Two years later, Abu Sufyan led the Meccan forces on a third assault on Medina, driven back after the Muslims dug a trench around the city.
The marriage may have reduced Abu Sufyan's hostility toward Muhammad and Abu Sufyan negotiated with him in Medina in 630 after confederates of the Quraysh violated the Hudaybiyya truce. [2] When Muhammad captured Mecca in 630, Mu'awiya, his father, and his elder brother Yazid embraced Islam.
These were alternated by Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, who led triumphant choruses as she danced round the idol which perched on the camel. Talha, the hereditary standard-bearer of the Koreishites, was the first Meccan challenger. As he stepped out of Abu Sufyan's ranks, Ali stepped out of Muhammad's. The two men met in the middle of 'no man's ...
Sometime later, a belligerent party in Mecca supported one of its client tribes against the Banu Khuza'ah, who were allies of Muhammad, in violation of the treaty. When Muhammad brought his army to Mecca, Abu Sufyan and a few others approached Muhammad to ask for amnesty for those who abandoned armed resistance. Muhammad then managed to enter ...
Abu Sufyan then decided to return to Mecca without pressing his advantage of re-attacking the wounded Muslims of Madinah. [ 26 ] [ 35 ] The battle is generally believed by scholars to be a defeat for the Muslims, as they had incurred greater losses than the Meccans.
Ali (standard bearer) Abu Bakr Umar Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Khalid ibn al-Walid Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Abu Sufyan ibn Harb Abu Qatada al-Ansari [1] Malik ibn Awf Dorayd bin Al Soma Abu al-A'war: Strength; 12,000: 40,000: Casualties and losses; 4 killed: 70 killed from Hawazin 300 killed from Thaqif many killed from Sulaym [2] 6,000 captured [3]