Walid ibn al-Mughirah

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Quraysh notable pre-Islamic Meccan leader

Walid ibn al-Mughirah was a wealthy and influential pre-Islamic Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his eloquence and status among the Quraysh.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hisham ibn al-Mughirah	1
Walid ibn al‑Mughira	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Quraysh notable ⓘ pre-Islamic Meccan leader ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	early Meccan opposition to Islam ⓘ
attitudeTowardQuran	rejected divine origin ⓘ
child	Abu Qays ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Hisham ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Umara ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Walid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ
clan	Banu Makhzum NERFINISHED ⓘ
contemporaryOf	Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathBeforeEvent	Battle of Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedQuranAs	human speech ⓘ magic ⓘ poetry ⓘ sorcery ⓘ
era	Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arabs ⓘ surface form: Arab
father	al-Mughirah ibn Abd Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi NERFINISHED ⓘ
influence	had significant authority in Meccan decision-making ⓘ
knownFor	eloquence ⓘ influence among Quraysh ⓘ opposition to Muhammad ⓘ wealth ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mentionedIn	Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition	staunch opponent of early Muslims ⓘ
primarySources	classical tafsir works ⓘ hadith literature ⓘ sira literature ⓘ
quranicReference	Surah al-Muddaththir 74:11–26 NERFINISHED ⓘ Surah al-Qalam 68:10–16 (according to many exegetes) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	polytheism ⓘ
reputation	renowned for rhetorical skill ⓘ respected for judgment among Quraysh ⓘ
role	Quraysh elder ⓘ leader of Banu Makhzum ⓘ
socialStatus	Meccan elite NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceType	figure in early Islamic historiography ⓘ
tribe	Quraysh ⓘ
viewedMuhammadAs	madman (according to Islamic tradition) ⓘ poet ⓘ sorcerer ⓘ
wealthStatus	one of the richest men in Mecca ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banu Makhzum → hasNotableMember → Walid ibn al-Mughirah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hisham ibn al-Mughirah

Hind bint Awf → motherInLawOf → Walid ibn al-Mughirah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walid ibn al‑Mughira