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]