Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib

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Companion of the Prophet early Muslim martyr warrior

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent early Muslim and renowned warrior, honored with the title "Lion of God" for his bravery and martyrdom in the Battle of Uhud.

Aliases (1)

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Companion of the Prophet → early Muslim → martyr → warrior →
associatedWith	Medina → Mount Uhud →
birthPlace	Mecca →
burialPlace	Uhud Martyrs Cemetery →
child	Umara ibn Hamza →
clan	Banu Hashim →
convertedToIslam	after the public preaching of Islam in Mecca →
deathCause	killed in battle →
deathPlace	near Mount Uhud →
era	early Islamic period →
ethnicity	Arab →
father	Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim →
fosterBrotherOf	Prophet Muhammad →
fullName	Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim →
givenName	Hamza →
honoredIn	Islamic tradition →
house	Banu Hashim →
killedBy	Wahshi ibn Harb →
killedIn	Battle of Uhud →
knownFor	bravery in battle → defending Prophet Muhammad in Mecca → participation in early Muslim battles →
language	Arabic →
mannerOfDeath	martyrdom →
mother	Halah bint Wuhayb →
notableBattleRole	standard-bearer at Badr in some reports →
notableEvent	public defense of Muhammad against Abu Jahl in Mecca →
opponentInBattle	Quraysh of Mecca →
participatedIn	Battle of Badr → Battle of Uhud →
paternalUncleOf	Prophet Muhammad →
preIslamicOccupation	hunter →
preIslamicSkill	archery → wrestling →
relative	Prophet Muhammad →
religion	Islam →
spouse	Salma bint Umays →
title	Asad Allah → Chief of the Martyrs → Lion of God → Sayyid al-Shuhada →
tribe	Quraysh →
veneratedAs	hero of Badr → martyr →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib →	brother
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim") →	fullName
Battle of Uhud →	notableCasualty
Mount Uhud →	notableMartyrBuried
Battle of Badr →	notableParticipant
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad →	paternalUncle
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib →	relative
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib →	sibling
Abd al-Muttalib →	son
Muhammad →	uncle