Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl

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Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl was a Quraysh military leader and early opponent of Islam who later converted and became a Muslim commander.

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Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl canonical 3
ʿIkrima ibn Abī Jahl 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab military leader
Companion of Muhammad
Qurayshite
associatedWith Conquest of Mecca
Ridda Wars
surface form: Ridda wars
birthPlace Mecca
clan Banu Makhzum
convertedToIslamAfter Conquest of Mecca
deathEvent Killed in battle during early Islamic conquests (per traditional accounts)
deathPlace Region of al-Yamama (approximate, per traditional accounts)
era 7th century
ethnicity Arab
event Fled Mecca at the Muslim conquest
Returned to Mecca and accepted Islam
father Abu Jahl
fullName Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl self-linksurface differs
surface form: ʿIkrima ibn Abī Jahl
historicalPeriod Early Islamic period
knownFor Early opponent of Muhammad
Later conversion to Islam
Military leadership
language Arabic
notableRelative Khalid ibn al-Walid
opposed Muhammad
participatedIn Battle of Badr
Battle of Uhud
Battle of the Trench
Ridda Wars
surface form: Ridda wars
pledgedAllegianceTo Muhammad
region Hejaz
relationToKhalidIbnAlWalid Same clan: Banu Makhzum
religion Islam
religionBeforeIslam Arab paganism
reputationInIslamicTradition Example of repentance and bravery after conversion
roleAfterConversion Muslim military commander
servedUnder Caliph Abu Bakr
sideInBattleOfBadr Quraysh polytheists
sideInBattleOfTheTrench Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh polytheists
sideInBattleOfUhud Quraysh polytheists
sourceType Early Islamic biographical and historical literature
statusInSira Former enemy turned Companion
tookPartInCampaignsAgainst Apostate tribes in Arabia
tribe Quraysh

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Battle of Uhud commander Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl fullName Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ʿIkrima ibn Abī Jahl
Ridda Wars commander Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
Banu Makhzum hasNotableMember Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl