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| Full Name = 'Amr b. Hisham b. Mughira al-Makhzumi | |||
| Kunya = Abu l-hakam | |||
| Epithet = Abu Jahl | |||
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| Lineage = [[Bani makhzum]] | |||
| Wellknown Relatives = [[Ikrima b. Abi Jahl]] (son) | |||
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| Place of Birth = [[Mecca]] | |||
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| Place of Residence = [[Mecca]] | |||
| Death/Martyrdom = [[2]]/624 | |||
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| Era = Early Islam | |||
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'''ʿAmr b. Hishām b. Mughīra l-Makhzūmī''' (Arabic: {{ia|عمرو بن هشام بن مغيرة المخزومي}}, known as '''Abu Jahl''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبو جَهل}}), (d. [[2]]/624), was an antagonist of the [[Prophet]] (s) and [[Islam]] in [[Mecca]]. His attempts against Islam and [[Muslims]] included plotting the Prophet’s murder, imposing tortures against those who converted to Islam, preventing [[Quranic verses]] from being heard by people, insulting the Prophet (s), trying to cut the relation between the [[Quraysh]] and [[Banu Hashim]], and preparing the ground for the [[Battle of Badr]]. Quranic exegetes have talked about him under about thirty verses of the [[Quran]]. | |||
Abu Jahl played a crucial role in the initiation of the Battle of Badr. He was killed in this battle as part of the polytheist army. | Abu Jahl played a crucial role in the initiation of the Battle of Badr. He was killed in this battle as part of the polytheist army. | ||
==Lineage, Kunya, and Title== | ==Lineage, Kunya, and Title== | ||
ʿAmr b. Hisham b. Mughira was an antagonist and enemy of the Prophet (s). His father, Hisham b. Mughira | ʿAmr b. Hisham b. Mughira was an antagonist and enemy of the Prophet (s). His father, Hisham b. Mughira was from the Banu Makhzum clan, whose death was the origin of the Quraysh calendar. His mother, Asmaʾ bt. Mukhriba b. al-Jandal al-Hanzali from Banu Tamim. For this reason, he is also called Ibn Hanzaliyya. | ||
Abu Jahl’s kunya was Abu l-Haka, but the Prophet (s) called him “Abu Jahl” (literally: father of ignorance) because of his ignorance and hostility toward Islam. Moreover, there is a hadith from the Prophet (s) to the effect that Abu Jahl was the pharaoh of the Islamic nation. | Abu Jahl’s kunya was Abu l-Haka, but the Prophet (s) called him “Abu Jahl” (literally: father of ignorance) because of his ignorance and hostility toward Islam. Moreover, there is a hadith from the Prophet (s) to the effect that Abu Jahl was the pharaoh of the Islamic nation. | ||