Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was a prominent Meccan leader of the Quraysh tribe who initially opposed the Prophet Muhammad before later converting to Islam and becoming a companion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Companion of Muhammad
Quraysh leader
birthPlace Mecca
burialPlace Medina
child Anbasa ibn Abi Sufyan
Hanzala ibn Abi Sufyan
Muawiya I
Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
Umm al-Hakam bint Abi Sufyan
Utbah ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
clan Banu Umayyah
surface form: Banu Umayya
convertedToIslam 8 AH
convertedToIslamDuring Conquest of Mecca
deathPlace Medina
era 7th century
ethnicity Arabs
surface form: Arab
father Umayya ibn Abd Shams
surface form: Harb ibn Umayya
formerReligion Arab paganism
fullName Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayya
grandfather Umayya ibn Abd Shams
knownAs Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
language Arabic
lostEyeIn Battle of Yarmouk
met Prophet Muhammad at al-Abwa before conquest of Mecca
notableEvent led Quraysh caravan targeted before Battle of Badr
notableFor later support of Umayyad family rule
leadership of Meccan opposition to early Islam
occupation merchant
participatedIn Battle of Badr
Battle of Hunayn
Battle of Uhud
Battle of Yarmouk
Battle of the Trench
position leader of Quraysh in Mecca
receivedTitle one of the freed ones (tulaqa) at conquest of Mecca
relationToUthman clan kinsman from Banu Umayya
relative Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
religion Islam
role chief opponent of Muhammad before conversion
sideInBattleOfBadr Quraysh polytheists
sideInBattleOfHunayn Muslims
sideInBattleOfTheTrench Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh confederate forces
sideInBattleOfUhud Quraysh polytheists
sideInBattleOfYarmouk Rashidun Caliphate
spouse Hind bint Utbah
statusAfterConversion Companion of Muhammad
tribe Quraysh

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Battle of Uhud commander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Battle of the Trench commander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Conquest of Mecca keyFigure Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Umm Habiba father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Quraysh notableMember Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Muawiya I father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Umayyad relatives hasNotableMember Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Fath Makkah associatedWithFigure Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb knownAs Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Al‑Khandaq opposingCommander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
subject surface form: Al-Khandaq
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab hasCommander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Abu Lahab siblingInLawOf Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Safiyyah bint Abi al-As spouse Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Habibah bint Ubaydullah maternalGrandfather Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Hind bint Utbah spouse Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Hind bint Utbah associatedWith Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Ramla bint Muawiya notableRelative Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Battle of Khandaq commander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb