Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

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Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: حمزه بن عبدالمطلب) was the uncle of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. He and Muhammad were raised together as they were almost the same age. He was well known and well respected by the Quraish tribe.

Hamza was known as Lion of God (Arabic أسد الله) and Lion of Heaven (Arabic: أسد الجنة) for his bravery. Among the champions of early Islam, few have rivaled his reputation in battle.


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His story is related in the film Mohammad, Messenger of God. He is portrayed by Anthony Quinn.

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Hamza is famous as the protagonist of a famous Indian dastan-goi "narrative tales", where he is portrayed as a larger-than-life hero who fights demons, trades witty remarks with Emperors and fights great wars. It resembles both the Shahname and the Ramayana in form. A recent translation of Navab Mirza Aman Ali Khan Bahadur Ghalib Lakhnavi's Dastan-e Amir Hamza is available in English.

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(2007) in Musharraf Ali Farooqi, trans.; Ghālib Mirzā Amānʻalīkhāṉ Lakhnavī and Abdullah Bilgrami, compilers: The Adventures of Amir Hamza, Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction. New York: The Modern Library. ISBN 0679643540. 

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