Hisham ibn al-Mughira (died 598) was an Arab polytheistic leader from the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe. 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 al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah, one of the leaders of the Quraish. One of his daughters was Hantamah, who was the mother of Umar.[2] By his wife Asma bint Mukharraba, he was the father of Abu Jahl, the notorious opponent of Islamic prophet Muhammad.[3] His brother was Walid ibn al-Mughira, making him an uncle of the famous Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid. Hisham was a contemporary of Muhammad.
It is believed that he died in 598.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad. Tabaqat al-Kabir. Vol. 1. Translated by Haq, S. M. Delhi: Kitab Bhavan. pp. 142–143.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 203. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 209. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ 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.
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