Hishām ibn al-ʿĀṣ ( ar, هشام بن العاص), is the son of

Al-As ibn Wa'il Al-As ibn Wa'il ( ar, العاص بن وائل) was the father of the Sahaba 'Amr ibn al-'As and Hisham ibn al-A'as. He was a part of Hilf al-Fudul. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Layla bint Harmalah. Surat al- Kawthar is the ...

Banu Sahm The Banu Sahm ( ar, بنو سهم) is a clan of the Quraish tribe. They are related to the Banu Jumah, as they both were part of a larger clan descended from the same ancestor, the Banu Husays. People * Khunais ibn Hudhaifa * 'Amr ibn al-'As * Hi ...

and brother of

Amr ibn al-As ( ar, عمرو بن العاص السهمي; 664) was the Arab commander who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in and was assigned impor ...

and one of the early companions. It is known that he embraced Islam before Hijrah as can be traced from the saying of Umar, yet his exact year of becoming Muslim is unknown. Hisham attempted to migrate to Medina along with Umar but his plans were foiled by his family. Later he succeeded in migrate to Medina along with Ayash. He freed 50 slaves in accordance with his father's will. He was killed in the

Battle of Yarmouk The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, ...

in the year 13 AH (635 CE).The Honesty at Yarmouk
By Raeesa Nurani

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