Muṭim ibn Adi () was a non-Muslim contemporary of the

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and the chief of the

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Biography

Family

His father was 'Adi, son of Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf. Muṭim died a non-Muslim; however, his son

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became a Muslim.

Muhammad's era

Third deputation with Abu Talib ()

Muṭim was part of the third deputation aimed at having Abu Talib stop protecting Muhammad. The Sealed Nectar on sunnipath.com

Meccan banishment of the Hashemites (617-619)

Muṭim, together with four other people, took a prominent initiative that resulted in the end of the Meccan banishment that was causing starvation to the Muslims.

Aisha (ca. 615-620)

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had initially engaged his daughter Aisha to Muṭim's son Jubayr ibn Muṭim some time between her pubescent 613 and 619. When Muṭim was informed that Abu Bakr had adopted Islam, he no longer wished his son to marry ‘A’isha, who later married Muhammed.

Muhammad's visit to Ta'if (620)

When Muhammad and

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(son of Haritha, who was for a time the adopted son of Muhammad) went to

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to invite them to Islam, but did not succeed and returned to

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, he did not return openly. Muhammad sent Zaid to seek asylum for him among his friends in Mecca. Mut‘im provided asylum for him and he returned to Mecca.

Isra and Miraj (620)

After

stated that he had undergone the Isra and Miraj, Muṭim said:

said:

Second pledge at al-Aqabah (622)

Sad ibn Ubadah participated in the secret Second pledged. It was not after that the Medinan pilgrims had left the city that the Meccans became aware of meeting and in a fit of rage, they pursued the pilgrims but only managed to catch hold of Sad, who they subjected to great tortures, but he was later rescued by Muṭim and Harith ibn Harb with whom Sad had trade relations. The Sealed Nectarbr>The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge
on sunnipath.com

References

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