Hisham ibn al-Mughirah

Hisham ibn al-Mughirah was from the Banu Makhzum sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and was a contemporary of Muhammad. He was a person of high rank among the Quraish and he was one of the commanders in the Sacrilegious War.^[1]

He was the son of Mughirah ibn Abd-Allah, one of the Leaders of Quraish. One of his daughters was Khantamah, who was the mother of Umar.^[2] By his wife Asma bint Mukharraba, he was the father of Abu Jahl, the famous opponent of Muhammad.^[3] His brother was Walid ibn al-Mughira, making him an uncle of the famous Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.

It is believed that he died in 598.^[4]

See also

• Non-Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad's era
• Sahaba

References

1. ↑ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 1. Translated by Haq, S. M., pp. 142-143. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.
2. ↑ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 203. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
3. ↑ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 209. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
4. ↑ Kister, M. J. (1986). “Mecca and the tribes of Arabia: Some notes on their relations” in Sharon, M. (Ed.). Studies in Islamic history and civilization in honour of Professor David Ayalon, 33-57. Jerusalem: Cana & Leiden: E. J. Brill.