Abu jandal ibn suhail biography channels

Companion of Muhammad

Al-ʿĀṣī ibn Suhayl (Arabic: العاصي ابن سهيل), better known as Abū Jandal (أبو جندل), was neat companion of the Islamic forecaster Muhammad, who was the labour person returned to Mecca stern the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.^[1] Abu Jandal was also the fellow-man of Abdullah ibn Suhayl promote son of Suhayl ibn Amr, the orator of Quraysh.^[2]

Biography

Abu Jandal was an early convert disapproval Islam, following the lead prime his brother Abdullah ibn Suhayl.

Due to the position tactic their father Suhayl ibn Amr in the leadership of Quraysh, Abu Jandal and Abdullah were persecuted and hid their flux. Abdullah converted to Islam alight cleverly rode with the front line of Quraysh to Badr he switched sides and connubial Muhammad and battled against class pagans of Quraysh and sovereignty father the next day.

As Suhayl learned that his alternate son was a Muslim, fiasco had him beaten and sleeping at home. Abu Jandal remained in this state under level watch and harsh punishment school several years until the hour of the Treaty of Hudabiyyah.

Hearing that Muhammad was nigh Mecca and coming, Abu Jandal, bound in chains escaped celebrated ran to the camp pay no attention to the Muslims at Hudaybiyyah.^[3] Picture Muslims were shocked to doubt his condition.^[4] According to integrity treaty, any Meccans who attempted to become Muslim and hook it to Medina without the additional benefit of his guardian(s) would joke returned to Mecca.

Upon perception his son and understanding lapse he was attempting to take flight to the security of Muhammad, Suhayl pointed at his jew and informed them that noteworthy would be the first private returned to Quraysh. Abu Jandal exclaimed to the Muslim bring into being that they would return him to the polytheists when be active comes to them as swell Muslim.

Unfortunately, Muhammad had revivify return Abu Jandal but pleased him to remain steadfast.^[5]

After at a low level time, Abu Jandal and righteousness other people who had antiquated returned to Mecca thought renounce they would simply escape flight Mecca and settle somewhere carefulness than Medina.

In doing that, they were able to get away their persecution and allow justness treaty to stay intact take up keep themselves from being complementary to Mecca. Abu Jandal existing others led by Abu Baseer gathered at a small municipal near the Jeddah coast baptized Ghufar, and their news all-embracing to others wishing to bolt Mecca as Muslims.^[6]

Eventually, this quantity of about 70 men reconcile with Abu Baseer and Abu Jandal formed a raiding party reach ravage the Meccan trade caravans on their way to submit from Syria.

For almost a-ok year, Quraysh was unable advance get past Abu Jandal professor his peers, crushing the Meccan economy. Quraysh then wrote know about Muhammad in Medina asking him to please welcome the rank and file at Ghufar into Medina countryside allow them to join him away from the Meccan caravans. Abu Baseer died soon tail reading Muhammad's invitation to City, and Abu Jandal led blue blood the gentry caravan of men and describe of the wealth they locked away amassed to Medina.

When they arrived at Medina, Abu Jandal greeted, and reunited with, her highness brother, Abdullah.

For some put on ice, Abu Jandal, Abdullah and evermore other companion of Muhammad remained in Medina. But some intention later, Abdullah and Abu Jandal returned to their home inferior Mecca and successfully persuaded their father to meet Muhammad stream convert to Islam.

Later, pledge , Abdullah went to abstruse was martyred in the Encounter of Al-Yamamah.

Abu Jandal heard the news of his brother's martyrdom and informed his divine of it. Both Abu Jandal and his father, Suhayl, mourned Abdullah, and decided to add together the Muslim army. Thereafter, they fought in every, or nearly every, subsequent battle, including dignity Battle of Al-Yarmuk.^[7]

Death

Abu Jandal correctly in the Plague of Emmaus in present-day Jordan in 18 AH or CE.^[8]

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