Al-Abwa

Al-Abwā' 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]

The Seventh Twelver Shī`a Imām and direct descendant of Muhammad, Musa al-Kadhim, was born in this town.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith on MSA West Compendium of Muslim Texts
  2. ^ A Brief History of The Fourteen Infallibles. Qum: Ansariyan Publications. 2004. p. 131. ISBN 964-438-127-0. 
  3. ^ Hazrat Imam Musa Kazim a.s