by Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عمرو بن هشام), a member of the Quraysh belonged to the Banu Makhzum.[1]
Name and Apperance
Amr was known by the kunya Abu al-Ḥakam” (ابوالحكم – the Father of wisdom”), but because of his overly critical attitude combined with violent and aggressive behaviour towards the new religion of Islam and the Muslims, he became known as Abu Jahl (Arabic: أبو جهل – the Father of Ignorance, the Ignorant One).
He was described as “a man with a face of iron, a look of iron and a tongue of iron.”[2][3]
Family
Abu Jahl’s son was Ikrimah and he was the older cousin of Khalid ibn al-Walid.
Youth
Abu Jahl had a scare on his knee that he received when Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) threw him to the ground while wrestling.[4][5]
Response To Islam
Abu Jahl along with Al-Walid, Abu Sufyan, and Abu Lahab lead the opposition against Islam.
Death
Amr was killed at the Battle of Badr in front of his son Ikrimah.
Reference
- Jump up↑ Sword Of Allah, Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, A Biographical Study of one of the Greatest Military Generals In History, by A.I. Akram: Chapter 1 (The Boy) pg. 1
- Jump up↑ Waqidi: Maghazi, p.20; ibn Rusta p.223
- Jump up↑ Sword Of Allah, Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, A Biographical Study of one of the Greatest Military Generals In History, by A.I. Akram: Chapter 1 (The New Faith) pg. 3
- Jump up↑ Tabari: Vol. 1, p. 265; Ibn Sad: p. 186.
- Jump up↑ Sword Of Allah, Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, A Biographical Study of one of the Greatest Military Generals In History, by A.I. Akram: Chapter 1 (The New Faith) pg. 3