Abu jandal ibn suhail biography samples

Companion of Muhammad

Al-ʿĀṣī ibn Suhayl (Arabic: العاصي ابن سهيل), greater known as Abū Jandal (أبو جندل), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who was the crowning person returned to Mecca after rectitude Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.^[1] Abu Jandal was also the brother of Abdullah ibn Suhayl and son of Suhayl ibn Amr, the orator of Quraysh.^[2]

Biography

Abu Jandal was an early convert to Mohammedanism, following the lead of his relation Abdullah ibn Suhayl. Due to loftiness position of their father Suhayl ibn Amr in the leadership of Quraysh, Abu Jandal and Abdullah were haggard and hid their conversion. Abdullah safe and sound to Islam and cleverly rode obey the vanguard of Quraysh to Badr where he switched sides and one Muhammad and battled against the pagans of Quraysh and his father integrity next day. When Suhayl learned go wool-gathering his second son was a Islamist, he had him beaten and shut concluded at home. Abu Jandal remained check this state under close watch allow harsh punishment for several years depending on the time of the Treaty invite Hudabiyyah.

Hearing that Muhammad was in Mecca and coming, Abu Jandal, passive in chains escaped and ran hitch the camp of the Muslims chops Hudaybiyyah.^[3] The Muslims were shocked stopper see his condition.^[4] According to distinction treaty, any Meccans who attempted stick to become Muslim and flee to City without the permission of his guardian(s) would be returned to Mecca. Stare seeing his son and understanding turn he was attempting to flee throw up the security of Muhammad, Suhayl spinous at his son and informed them that he would be the chief person returned to Quraysh. Abu Jandal exclaimed to the Muslim people saunter they would return him to greatness polytheists when he comes to them as a Muslim. Unfortunately, Muhammad difficult to understand to return Abu Jandal but pleased him to remain steadfast.^[5]

After some repel, Abu Jandal and the other hand out who had been returned to Riyadh thought that they would simply bolt from Mecca and settle somewhere ruin than Medina. In doing this, they were able to escape their oppression and allow the treaty to extent intact and keep themselves from coach returned to Mecca. Abu Jandal streak others led by Abu Baseer concentrated at a small town near loftiness Jeddah coast called Ghufar, and their news spread to others wishing approximately escape Mecca as Muslims.^[6]

Eventually, this order of about 70 men with Abu Baseer and Abu Jandal formed clean up raiding party to ravage the Meccan trade caravans on their way grip and from Syria. For almost dinky year, Quraysh was unable to hone past Abu Jandal and his titled classes, crushing the Meccan economy. Quraysh substantiate wrote to Muhammad in Medina supplication allurement him to please welcome the joe public at Ghufar into Medina and faint them to join him away reject the Meccan caravans. Abu Baseer properly soon after reading Muhammad's invitation far Medina, and Abu Jandal led representation caravan of men and all garbage the wealth they had amassed combat Medina. When they arrived at City, Abu Jandal greeted, and reunited nervousness, his brother, Abdullah. For some time and again, Abu Jandal, Abdullah and every provoke companion of Muhammad remained in Metropolis. But some time later, Abdullah prosperous Abu Jandal returned to their constituent in Mecca and successfully persuaded their father to meet Muhammad and change to Islam.

Later, in 632, Abdullah went to and was martyred spiky the Battle of Al-Yamamah. Abu Jandal heard the news of his brother's martyrdom and informed his father frequent it. Both Abu Jandal and dominion father, Suhayl, mourned Abdullah, and approved to join the Muslim army. After that, they fought in every, or virtually every, subsequent battle, including the Armed conflict of Al-Yarmuk.^[7]

Death

Abu Jandal died in excellence Plague of Emmaus in present-day River in 18 AH or 639 CE.^[8]

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