Suhayl ibn Amr
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Suhayl ibn Amr | |
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سهيل بن عمرو | |
Born | c. 556 CE |
Known for | Best speaker of the Quraysh |
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Family | Quraish ) |
Suhayl ibn ʿAmr (
Family
He was the son of Amr ibn Abd Shams, of the Amir ibn Luayy clan, and Uzza bint Sufyan, from the
- Sakran ibn Amr, whose mother was Hiyah bint Qays al-Khuzaiyah. He was the first husband of Sawdah bint Zam'ah and the father of Abdulrahman.
- Hatib, whose mother was Asma bint al-Harith ibn Nawfal. He was the husband of Rayta bint Alqama and the father of Amr.
- Sahl, whose mother was also Asma bint al-Harith ibn Nawfal. He was the husband of Safiyya bint Amr ibn Abd al-Wud and the father of Amir.
- Sulayt, whose mother was Khawla bint Amr ibn al-Harith. He was the husband of Fatima bint Alqama and father of Salit.
Suhayl is described as a tall, fair-skinned, handsome man of pleasant appearance,[2]: 302 though he had a cleft lower lip.[2]: 312
He married three times and had several children.
- Fatima bint Abdul-Uzza
- Hind bint Suhail, who married Hasan ibn Ali and was the mother of Yaqoub and Abdurrahman.
- Umm Kulthum, who married Abu Sabra ibn Abu Ruhm and was the mother of Sa'd, Sabra, Abdullah and Muhammad.
- Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba and was the mother of Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa.
- Fakhita bint Amir ibn Nawfal
- Abdullah, who married Layla bint Abdullah and was the father of Umar ibn Abdullah and Ubaydullah.
- Abd-Allah.
- Al-Hunfa' bint Abu Jahl.
- Yazid, who married Ruqayya bint Abdullah ibn Abi Qays and was the father of Abu al-Hasan and Umm al-Hasan.
Early Islam
Suhayl was one of the elders of Mecca in the earliest days of Islam.[3] He was among those tasked with feeding the pilgrims.[2]: 320–321
He was one of the leaders who refused to protect Muhammad on his return from Ta'if in 620,[3] saying, "Amir ibn Luayy do not give protection against the clans of Kaab,"[2]: 194 the latter being the majority of the Quraysh.
In 622, the Quraysh heard that some pilgrims from Medina had met with Muhammad at Aqaba and pledged to fight them. Suhayl and some others pursued the Medinans and captured one of their leaders,
In 624, Suhayl and his son Abdullah set out with the Quraysh army to meet Abu Sufyan's caravan. When they reached Badr, where Muhammad's army was waiting, Abdullah deserted the Quraysh and joined the Muslim side for the Battle of Badr.[2]: 168 Suhayl was among those captured and taken prisoner at the battle. Umar offered to knock out his two front teeth so that "his tongue will stick out and he will never be able to speak against you again;" but Muhammad would not allow it.[2]: 312 Suhayl was brought to Medina with his hands roped to his neck. He was brought to the house of his former sister-in-law, Sawda, who recalled: "I could hardly contain myself when I saw Abu Yazid in this state and I said, 'O Abu Yazid, you surrendered too readily! You ought to have died a noble death!'" forgetting that he had been fighting on the side of her opponents.[2]: 309 In due course Mikraz ibn Hafs ibn al-Akhyaf came to negotiate Suhayl's ransom, which Muhammad agreed to take in camels. Since Mikraz did not have the animals with him, he remained in Medina as security while Suhayl returned to Mecca to arrange the payment.[2]: 312
Suhayl was instrumental in concluding the
Suhayl joined Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl in Mecca's final resistance against Muhammad at Khandama Pass. However, the resistance was flattened by Khalid ibn al-Walid's cavalry. When Muhammad entered Mecca as a conqueror, Suhayl converted to Islam along with everyone else. Muhammad gave him a gift of a hundred camels "to win over his heart".
He calmed the Muslims in Mecca after the death of Muhammad.[citation needed] He participated in the battle of Yarmuk alongside the Muslims.
Death
He died in 639 from the plague epidemic in Imwas, a small village near Jerusalem in Palestine.[4]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4406-5013-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b Sajid, Abduljalil (22 December 2004). "Joining Political Parties in non Muslim Countries: according to Islamic Shariah". Scholars Smash Hizb Argument Against British Politics. Muslim Public Affairs Committee of the UK (MPACUK). Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.
- ^ al-Baladhuri, Ahmed ibn Jabir. Kitab Futuh al-Buldan. His son, Abu Jandal, passed away shortly afterwards that very same year due to the plague. Translated by Hitti, P. K. (1916). The Origins of the Islamic State, 215. London: P. S. King & Son, Ltd.