Walid ibn al-Mughira
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Walid ibn Mughira (Arabic: الوليد بن المغيرة) was the chief of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraish Tribe. His clan was responsible for warfare, and he was wealthy. These two factors combined to make him proficient in warfare.
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[edit] Family
His father was Mughira ibn Abd Ilah and his son was Khalid ibn al-Walid[citation needed] and Ammarah ibn Walid [1]. He also had a daughter named Najiyah bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira who was married to Safwan ibn Umayya.
There was a person named Umar ibn Walid ibn Mughīrah, although it is unclear if he was the son of Walīd.
[edit] Muhammad's era
One day, Muhammad said he was given a new revelation:
"Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths, A slanderer, going about with calumnies, (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin, Violent (and cruel), with all that, base-born." 68:10 Walid approached his mother and said, "Muhammad cited my characteristics. I am fully aware of them with the exception of the final one (that I am illegitimate). Now if you do not tell me the truth, then I shall strike off your neck. Walid's mother replied "Your father was impotent, so I slept with another man and you are that man's son."(ref)
Walid was killed in the Battle of Badr.
