Person
Umayya ibn Abd Shams
Lifespan unknown Quraysh
Son of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf and early Meccan military leader; ancestor of the Umayyad dynasty.
Significance
Eponymous progenitor of the Umayyad clan
Reputation in tradition
mixed in tradition
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