Abū al-Ḥakam

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Abū al-Ḥakam, better known by the epithet Abu Jahl, was a prominent Meccan leader and fierce opponent of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islam in 7th-century Arabia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quraysh leader
historical figure
opponent of Muhammad
polytheist
alsoKnownAs Abu Jahl NERFINISHED
Abū Jahl ibn Hishām NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dar al-Nadwa (Meccan council) NERFINISHED
attempted to prevent Muhammad’s preaching in Mecca
birthName ʿAmr ibn Hishām NERFINISHED
burial thrown into a pit with other Quraysh dead at Badr
clan Banū Makhzūm NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
deathCause killed in battle
deathPlace near Badr
describedAs “Pharaoh of this ummah”
diedIn Battle of Badr NERFINISHED
economicStatus wealthy merchant
enemyOf early Muslims
ethnicity Arab
father Hishām ibn al-Mughīrah NERFINISHED
historicalReputation arch-enemy of Islam
ideology defense of Meccan polytheism
killedBy Muʿādh ibn ʿAfrāʾ NERFINISHED
Muʿādh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-Jamūḥ NERFINISHED
knownFor hostility to the Qur’an
leading Quraysh opposition at Badr
mocking Muhammad
language Arabic
mentionedIn early Islamic historical sources
notableFor opposition to Muhammad
persecution of early Muslims
opposed Islam NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
opposedEvent Hijra of Muslims to Medina NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Badr NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Mecca NERFINISHED
position Meccan notable
leader of Banū Makhzūm
region Hejaz
religion Arab paganism
roleInMecca military leader
political leader
socialStatus Meccan aristocracy
timePeriod 7th-century Arabia
tribe Quraysh

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Abu Jahl alsoKnownAs Abū al-Ḥakam