Al-Abwa

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Al-Abwa is a village belong to Rabigh , western coast of Saudi Arabia. Muhammad entered it before the Battle of Badr, in the 2 Safar AH.

It was here that Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith adopted Islam [1]

Musa al-Kazim, one of Muhammad's descendants, was born in this town [2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith on USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
  2. ^ Hazrat Imam Musa Kazim a.s