Abū Salamah ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Asad ( ar, أَبُو سَلَمَة عَبْد ٱلله ٱبْن عَبْد ٱلْأَسَد ) was one of the
Companians of the
Islamic prophet
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Muhammad. He was also a cousin and a
foster
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-brother of Muhammad and
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib through their
foster-mother Thuwaybah.
Biography
Abū Salama was one of the early companions of Muḥammad. He was born to
Barrah bint Abd al-Muttalib and ʿAbd al-Asad, thus making him the first cousin of Muḥammad; as Barrah was the full sister of
Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
[Ibn Hisham, Volume 1] He was married to
Umm Salama, and they were among
the first who converted to Islam. They had four children: Salama, ʿUmar, Zaynab and Durra.
Abū Salama was also involved in the migration towards Ethiopia but later came back under the protection of his uncle
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
Military campaigns during Muhammad's epoch
Abū Salama died from a wound he sustained during the
Battle of Uhud
The Battle of Uhud ( ar, غَزْوَة أُحُد, ) was fought on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3 AH), in the valley north of Mount Uhud.Watt (1974) p. 136. The Qurayshi Meccans, led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, commanded an army of 3,000 m ...
that reopened after he had led the
Expedition of Qatan. After his death,
Muhammad married his widow
Umm Salama.
He also participated in the
Expedition of Qatan in which Muḥammad ordered to attack the Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah tribe after receiving intelligence that they were allegedly plotting to attack Medina.
[Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet , p. 349.] 3 people were captured by Muslims during the expedition
See also
*
List of battles of Muhammad
References
Companions of the Prophet
625 deaths
Year of birth missing
Banu Makhzum
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