Person
Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
حمزة بن عبد المطلب
Abū ʿUmāra · Sayyid al-Shuhadāʾ (Master of the Martyrs), Asad Allāh (Lion of God)
568 CE – 625 CE(aged ~57) Banū Hāshim
Paternal uncle and milk-brother of the Prophet ﷺ (both nursed by Thuwayba). Two years older than the Prophet. Famous warrior and skilled archer; accepted Islam in the 6th year after revelation in defence of his nephew. Killed at the Battle of Uḥud (3 AH / 625 CE) by Waḥshī ibn Ḥarb, an Abyssinian slave hired by Hind bint ʿUtba (Abū Sufyān's wife) in revenge for her father ʿUtba's death at Badr. The Prophet ﷺ wept bitterly over his body. Honoured as Sayyid al-Shuhadāʾ (Master of the Martyrs).
Significance
Paternal uncle and milk-brother of the Prophet ﷺ (both nursed by Thuwayba). Two years older than the Prophet. Famous warrior and skilled archer; accepted Islam in the 6th year after revelation in defence of his nephew. Killed at the Battle of Uḥud (3 AH / 625 CE) by Waḥshī ibn Ḥarb, an Abyssinian slave hired by Hind bint ʿUtba (Abū Sufyān's wife) in revenge for her father ʿUtba's death at Badr. The Prophet ﷺ wept bitterly over his body. Honoured as Sayyid al-Shuhadāʾ (Master of the Martyrs).
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