Wahshi ibn Harb

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Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf companion of Muhammad
convert to Islam
person
allegiance Muslims (after conversion)
Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh (before conversion)
associatedWithTribe Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh (by service, not lineage)
conversionEvent converted to Islam after the conquest of Mecca
convertedUnder Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
deathPlace Arabian Peninsula
surface form: Arabian Peninsula (reported, exact location uncertain)
ethnicity Ethiopian
foughtAgainst Musaylima at the Battle of Yamama
Muslims at the Battle of Uhud
freedomCondition to kill Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
historicalRole participant in key battles of early Islam
killed Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Musaylima (according to many reports)
language Arabic
laterRepentedFor killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
mentionedIn early Islamic historical sources
hadith literature
sira literature
moralReputation example of repentance in Islamic tradition
motivatedBy promise of freedom for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
notableFor killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
later conversion to Islam
participation in the Battle of Uhud
occupation slave
participatedIn Battle of Uhud
Battle of Yamama
region Hejaz
religion Islam
religionBeforeConversion polytheism (generally associated with Quraysh)
roleAtBattleOfUhud marksman with a spear
servedUnder Hind bint Utbah
Jubayr ibn Mutim
skill spear-throwing
statusAfterIslam freed Muslim
statusBeforeIslam non-Muslim slave
timePeriod early Islamic period
weaponUsed spear

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Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib killedBy Wahshi ibn Harb