Abu Sufiyan ibn Harb was the leader of the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, and was the chieftain of the entire Quraish tribe, making him one of, if not the most powerful men in Mecca during the lifetime of Muhammad. Banu Abd Shams refers to a clan within the Meccan Quraishi tribe. ... Quraish (Arabic: ) refers to the Meccan tribe that Muhammad belonged to. ... This article is about the holy city in Saudi Arabia. ... Muhammad is a common male name for Muslims. ...
He was married to Hind bint Utbah Wife of Abu Abu Sufiyan ibn Harb Hind binte Utbah, and the women with her, mutilated the dead companions of the Prophet. ...
Abu Sufiyan's grand-father was Umayya for whom the Umayyad dynasty is named, and his great-grand father was Abd Shams. His great-grandfather's brother was Hashim the great-grandfather of Muhammad. One of Abu Sufiyan's sons was Muawiyah I who established the Umayyad dynasty of caliphs. Hashim (died ca. ... Muawiyah I (602 - May 6, 680), early Muslim leader and founder of the great Umayyad Dynasty of caliphs. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ...
Abu Sufiyan's position of power made him an enemy of Muhammad, who he viewed as a threat, and who he tried to muzzle and even kill through various methods. The Quraish even began persecuting people who accepted Islam. Even Abu Sufiyans own daughter was not spared from punishment when she accepted Islam. She was thus one of the first Muslims sent to Abyssinia for refuge. The enmity between the Quraish and early Muslims reached such a high pitch that many battles were fought between the two parties. Eventually the two parties would make peace, the Treaty of Hudaybiyya which would eventually be broken. It was broken when Banu Bakr, allies of the Quraish attacked Banu Khuza'ah, allies of the Muslims. This led to the conquest of Mecca by the Muslim armies, who took the city peacefully and spared those within. Upon this defeat, Abu Sufiyan voluntarily accepted Islam. This article needs cleanup. ... Treaty of Hudaybiyya In the name of Allah. ...
Abu Sufyan ibnHarb was the leader of the Banu Umayyah (Umayyad) clan of the Quraish tribe and was the chieftain of the entire Quraish tribe, making him one of the most powerful men in Mecca during the lifetime of Muhammad (P.B.U.H).
AbuSufiyan's grand-father was Umayya ibn Abd Shams for whom the Umayyad dynasty is named, and his great-grand father was Abd Shams ibn Abd al-Manaf.
Abu Sufyan was married to Hind bint Utbah, and from that marriage was Muawiyah I born in 602
The term "Umayyad" is Greek, referring to "Banu Umayyah" those descended from Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of Muawiya.
The Umayyad clan had bitter rivalry with the Hashim clan (from which came the Abbasid clan), especially as Abu Sufian was the most determined and bitterest enemy of Muhammad, and sought to exterminate the adherents of the new religion, by waging a series of battles.
But at last, Abu Sufian embraced Islam, and so did his son Muawiya, and they provided much needed political and diplomatic skills for the management and expansion of the fast growing Islamic empire.
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