Sakhr ibn Harb,
(Arabic:
صخر بن حرب ) more commonly known as Abu Sufyan, was a
leading man of
the
Quraish of Mecca and a staunch opponent of Muhammad who later converted to
Islam and became an Islam army.
Family
Abu Sufyan
was born 560 CE as a son of Harb ibn Umayya, had relations with his kind
woman Saffya bint abi al-A'as, who born a daughter called Ramlah, is
considered the father of Ziyad ibn Abihi, Muhammad as a threat to Mecca's
social order, a man aiming for political power and a blasphemer of the
Quraish gods.
Moslem
Occupation of Mecca
Muhammad assembled an
army
of approximately 10,000 men and marched towards Mecca. Abu Sufyan forth
between Mecca and Muhammad, still trying to reach a settlement. On the eve
of the occupation, Abu Sufyan adopted Islam.
After the
occupation of Mecca, Abu Sufyan fought as one of Muhammad's lieutenants in the
subsequent wars. When Muhammad died in
632, Abu Sufyan was in charge of
Najran, also fought in the
Battle of Yarmouk in
636, in which he lost his eyes.
Abu Sufyan
died at the age of ninety in
650 at
Medina. The fact that Abu Sufyan fought for the
Moslems army and sacrificed his eyes in battle is held as further evidence for
his uprightness.
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