confirmed, movedable, protected, Administrators, templateeditor
5,575
edits
Abu Jahl: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(grammarly check) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
| Activities = | | Activities = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''ʿAmr b. Hishām b. Mughīra l-Makhzūmī''' (Arabic: {{ia|عَمرو بن هِشام بن مُغيرة المَخزُومي}}), known as ''' | '''ʿAmr b. Hishām b. Mughīra l-Makhzūmī''' (Arabic: {{ia|عَمرو بن هِشام بن مُغيرة المَخزُومي}}), known as '''Abū Jahl''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبوجَهل}}), (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 (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 initiating the Battle of Badr. He was killed in this battle as part of the [[polytheist]] army. | Abu Jahl played a crucial role in initiating the Battle of Badr. He was killed in this battle as part of the [[polytheist]] army. | ||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
Furthermore, Abu Jahl tried to cut the relationship between the Quraysh and Banu Hashim.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīrat al-Nabī'', vol. 1, p. 353-354.</ref> He prevented provisions from being supplied to Banu Hashim in the [[Valley of Abu Talib]].<ref>Ibn Isḥāq, ''al-Sīyar wa al-maghāzī'', p. 161.</ref> | Furthermore, Abu Jahl tried to cut the relationship between the Quraysh and Banu Hashim.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīrat al-Nabī'', vol. 1, p. 353-354.</ref> He prevented provisions from being supplied to Banu Hashim in the [[Valley of Abu Talib]].<ref>Ibn Isḥāq, ''al-Sīyar wa al-maghāzī'', p. 161.</ref> | ||
=== Initiation of the Battle of Badr === | ===Initiation of the Battle of Badr=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Badr}} | {{Main|Battle of Badr}} | ||
According to historical sources, Abu Jahl played a crucial role in initiating the Battle of Badr. Before the outbreak of this war, the [[Prophet (s)]] cursed him and Zama'a b. al-Aswad for their insistence on the war.<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 46.</ref> In 2/624, a caravan from the [[Quraysh]], headed by [[Abu Sufyan]], was threatened by [[Muslims]]. He asked the Quraysh for help, and then Abu Jahl left [[Mecca]] with an army to support him. Although the caravan could go on its path, Abu Jahl insisted that the army of Mecca had to move toward the wells of [[Badr]],<ref>Wāqidī,''Al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 37.</ref> where the Battle of Badr occurred between them and the Muslim army. Muslims defeated the Meccan army, and Abu Jahl, along with a number of senior figures of the Quraysh, were killed.<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 89-91.</ref> Abu Jahl was killed in the hands of Ma'adh b. 'Amr and the sons of 'Afra'. He was beheaded by [['Abd Allah b. Mas'ud]].<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 91.</ref> | According to historical sources, Abu Jahl played a crucial role in initiating the Battle of Badr. Before the outbreak of this war, the [[Prophet (s)]] cursed him and Zama'a b. al-Aswad for their insistence on the war.<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 46.</ref> In 2/624, a caravan from the [[Quraysh]], headed by [[Abu Sufyan]], was threatened by [[Muslims]]. He asked the Quraysh for help, and then Abu Jahl left [[Mecca]] with an army to support him. Although the caravan could go on its path, Abu Jahl insisted that the army of Mecca had to move toward the wells of [[Badr]],<ref>Wāqidī,''Al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 37.</ref> where the Battle of Badr occurred between them and the Muslim army. Muslims defeated the Meccan army, and Abu Jahl, along with a number of senior figures of the Quraysh, were killed.<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 89-91.</ref> Abu Jahl was killed in the hands of Ma'adh b. 'Amr and the sons of 'Afra'. He was beheaded by [['Abd Allah b. Mas'ud]].<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 1, p. 91.</ref> | ||