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| Activities = Waging the battles of [[Battle of Badr|Badr]], [[Battle of Uhud|Uhud]], [[Battle of Khandaq|Khandaq]] against Muslims | | Activities = Waging the battles of [[Battle of Badr|Badr]], [[Battle of Uhud|Uhud]], [[Battle of Khandaq|Khandaq]] against Muslims | ||
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'''Ṣakhr b. Ḥarb b. Umayya b. ʿAbd al-Shams b. ʿAbd Manāf''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|صَخر بن حَرب بن اُمَیـَّة بن عبد الشمس بن عبد مَناف}}), famous as '''Abu Sufyan''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|اَبوسُفیان}}), is one of the famous Arab men in the history of early Islam. When the | '''Ṣakhr b. Ḥarb b. Umayya b. ʿAbd al-Shams b. ʿAbd Manāf''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|صَخر بن حَرب بن اُمَیـَّة بن عبد الشمس بن عبد مَناف}}), famous as '''Abu Sufyan''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|اَبوسُفیان}}), is one of the famous Arab men in the history of early Islam. When the [[Prophet (s)]] started his invitation to [[Islam]], Abu Sufyan turned into one of his most obstinate enemies. He had an active role against the Prophet (s) in the Battles of [[Battle of Badr|Badr]], [[Battle of Uhud|Uhud]], and [[Battle of Khandaq|Khandaq]] but embraced Islam in 8/629, and was appointed as the governor of [[Najran]] by the Holy Prophet (s). | ||
He treated the [[Abu Bakr|first]] and [['Umar b. Khattab|second caliph]] with compromise and supported the caliphate of [['Uthman b. 'Affan|'Uthman]]. | He treated the [[Abu Bakr|first]] and [['Umar b. Khattab|second caliph]] with compromise and supported the caliphate of [['Uthman b. 'Affan|'Uthman]]. | ||
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==Children== | ==Children== | ||
Abu Sufyan had many children, the most famous of which was [[Mu'awiya]] whom had an important role in the first/seventh century and founded the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]. | Abu Sufyan had many children, the most famous of which was [[Mu'awiya]] whom had an important role in the first/seventh century and founded the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]. The lineage of the Umayyad [[List of Umayyad Caliphs|caliphs]] reaches Abu Sufyan. | ||
Another one of his children was Yazid who was appointed as an army commander and was later appointed as a governor by [['Umar b. al-Khattab|'Umar]]. 'Utba was another one of his children who took part in the [[Battle of Jamal]] along with [[Aisha]], and was later appointed as the governor of [[Egypt]] by Mu'awiya<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Ma'arif'', pp. 344-5</ref>. | Another one of his children was Yazid who was appointed as an army commander and was later appointed as a governor by [['Umar b. al-Khattab|'Umar]]. 'Utba was another one of his children who took part in the [[Battle of Jamal]] along with [[Aisha]], and was later appointed as the governor of [[Egypt]] by Mu'awiya<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Ma'arif'', pp. 344-5</ref>. | ||