WHO IS #ABU_SUFYAN ? Abu Sufyan was a wealthy and influential man who belonged to Banu Umayyah clan of the once pagan tribe of Quraish of Mecca, Hijaz, that fought the spread of Islam relentlessly during the time of the Prophet of Islam{sawa} whom he fouht vigorously. His date of birth is unknown, but he died in 31 A.H./652 A.D. Abu Sufyan is his kunya(nick) or surname; his full name is Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayyah. He is father of Muawiyah and grandfather of Yazid .L. Abu Sufyan led pagan Quraish in its many wars against Prophet Muhammad(sawa) and his small band of supporters, making alliances with other pagan tribes and with the Jews of Medina against the new rising power of Islam. He kept leading one battle after another till the fall of Mecca to the Muslims in 630 A.D. It was then that he had to either accept the Islamic faith or face a sure death for all the mischief he had committed against the Muslims, so he preferred to live in hypocrisy as a Muslim though only in name, rather than accept death.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:57:51 +0000
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