Person
Umayya ibn ʿAbd Shams
أمية بن عبد شمس
Lifespan unknown Banū Umayya
Eponymous founder of Banū Umayya. Son of ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAbd Manāf (twin of Hāshim). Famous for the proverbial rivalry with his uncle Hāshim over the leadership of Mecca — settled by lottery in Hāshim's favour.
Significance
Eponymous founder of Banū Umayya. Son of ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAbd Manāf (twin of Hāshim). Famous for the proverbial rivalry with his uncle Hāshim over the leadership of Mecca — settled by lottery in Hāshim's favour.
Reputation in tradition
mixed in tradition
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