49 results for “quraysh”
Clear filterLeader of Quraysh who accepted Islam at the conquest of Mecca.
Paternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and one of the most vehement opponents of Islam, the only individual condemned by name in the Quran in Surah al-Masad (111)
The chief leader of Qurayshi opposition to the Prophet ﷺ, known as the 'Pharaoh of this...
Wife of Abu Lahab and sister of Abu Sufyan, condemned in Surah al-Masad (111:4) as a 'carrier of firewood' for her active role in persecuting the Prophet ﷺ.
Qurayshi persecutor who placed the intestines of a slaughtered anim...
Wealthy and influential Qurayshi leader whose arrogant rejection of the Quran is directly a...
Wife of Abu Sufyan who fiercely opposed Islam before the Conquest of Makkah, later accepted Islam and became a companion. She is known for her role at the Battl
Qurayshi enemy who mocked the resurrection and was killed by the Pr...
Qurayshi intellectual opponent who sought to counter the Quran with...
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
The daughter of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, one of the four greatest women in Islamic tradition.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and a leading figure among the early Muslims.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and one of the wealthiest yet most charitable companions.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and among the earliest converts to Islam.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise, supreme commander of the Levant campaigns, and the Trustee of the Ummah.
The mother of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died when he was six years old.
The grandfather of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and chief of the Quraysh, who raised him after his mother's death.
The father of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died before his son's birth on a trading journey to Medina.
The Prophet's uncle who raised and fiercely protected him for his entire prophetic career — but died without accepting Islam.
The learned Christian cousin of Khadijah who recognized the Prophet's first revelation as the same Namus (Jibril) who came to Musa AS.
The first ambassador of Islam, sent by the Prophet to Medina before the Hijra, whose preaching brought hundreds into Islam.
The Meccan leader who tortured Bilal ibn Rabah and was killed at the Battle of Badr.
A prominent Meccan leader and father of Hind bint Utbah who tried to negotiate with the Prophet and was killed at Badr.
A powerful Meccan elder who was directly addressed in the Quran (Surah al-Muddaththir) for his arrogant rejection of the Quran after privately acknowledging it
The Quraysh delegate who negotiated the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah with the ...
Son of Abu Jahl, initially a fierce enemy of Islam. He embraced Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and became a gallant warrior. He was martyred at the Battle of A
A leading Qurayshi nobleman and son of Umayyah ibn Khalaf. Initially opposed ...
A blind companion of Quraysh who was an early Muslim and substitute muadhdhin in Madinah...
An early companion who provided his house in Makkah as the first meeting place for Muslims, known as 'Dar al-Arqam' (House of al-Arqam). The Prophet ﷺ and the e
A companion who served as a scribe for the Prophet ﷺ, then apostatized and fled to Makkah. He was one of those the Prophet ﷺ ordered to be killed at the Conques
A companion and prominent Umayyad leader who served as governor of Kufa under Uthman ibn Affan. Known for his eloquence, generosity, and noble character — the P
...het's ﷺ permission, used deception to sow discord among the Quraysh, Banu Nadir, and Ghatafan, causing the alliance to break ap...
One of the earliest converts to Islam and the first Muslim to emigrate to Madinah (before the Hijrah). He was a foster brother of the Prophet ﷺ and the first hu
One of the earliest converts to Islam and a prominent companion known for his extreme asceticism. He was the first Muslim to die in Madinah (before the Battle o
...ition in Islam — the raid at Nakhla (2 AH) which captured a Qurayshi caravan. He was martyred at the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH. Hi...
A companion who was the brother of Amr ibn al-As. One of the early converts in Makkah, he and his brother were separated — Amr emigrated to Abyssinia but Hisham
A cousin and former adversary of the Prophet ﷺ who was one of the last to accept Islam before the Conquest of Makkah. He had previously been the most eloquent e
A Qurayshi who came to Madinah after Badr with the intent to assassin...
An early companion from Quraysh and son of Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (the Qurayshi leader killed at...
Son of the pre-Islamic poet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma. He initially lampooned the Prophet ﷺ with poetry but later came to Madinah, accepted Islam, and presented his
A companion known as 'Mirqal' for his bravery, nephew of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He commanded the Muslim forces at the decisive Battle of Jalula (16 AH) after Qadi
Son of Suhayl ibn Amr and one of the most poignant figures of the Hudaybiyyah Treaty. He escaped his Meccan captors to reach the Prophet but was handed back und
A Qurayshi Muslim who was handed back to Mecca under the Hudaybiyyah ...
...ated to Abyssinia. He was captured at Badr initially on the Qurayshi side before his conversion, then ransomed and accepted Isl...
...ompanion and martyr of Bi'r Ma'unah (4 AH). Captured by the Quraysh and crucified near Makkah, his serenity in the face of deat...
One of the 'Ashara Mubashshara (Ten Given Glad Tidings of Paradise). The Apostle's ﷺ 'disciple' and cousin. He was the first to draw a sword in defense of Islam
...ly female Muslim from Makkah who worked secretly to convert Qurayshi women to Islam.
...sham and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. Known as 'Rahib Quraysh' (the monk of Quraysh) for his extreme piety and fasting, h...
Medinan jurist of Qurayshi descent, known for his courage in speaking truth to power ...