Umayya Ibn Abi-ṣ-Ṣalt
Umayya may refer to: * Banu Umayya (or Umayyad dynasty), prominent clan of the Quraysh tribe and ruling dynasty of the Umayyad Caliphate *Umayyah ibn Khalaf, opponent of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *Umayya ibn Abd Shams, progenitor of the Banu Umayya *Umayya ibn Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid Umayya ibn Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid al-Umawi (; died early 700s) was an Umayyad prince and governor of Khurasan between 692/93 or 694 and 697/98. According to historian Hugh N. Kennedy, Umayya was known to be "easygoing, generous, peace-lovin ...

Umayyah Ibn Khalaf
Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Habib ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi (; 563 – 13 March 624) was an Arab slave master and the chieftain of the Banu Jumah of the Quraysh in the seventh century. He was one of the chief opponents against the Muslims led by Muhammad. Umayya is best known as the master of Bilal ibn Rabah, a slave he tortured for embracing Islam who eventually became the first mu'azzin. Family Umayyah ibn Khalaf was a son of Khalaf ibn Habib ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafah ibn Jumah and he was a brother of Ubay ibn Khalaf. He married three times: *By his wife, Safiya bint Ma'mar ibn Habib, he had some sons: Safwan, Ahyah, and Salamah. *By his wife, Karima bint Ma'mar ibn Habib, he had some sons: Walid (who was slain at Badr), Rab'ia, Muslim, Ma'bad and Mas'ud. *By his wife, Layla bint Habib al-Tamimiyya from B. Tamim, he had a daughter, named al-Taw'ama bint Umayyah. Opposition to Islam Umayyah was involved in the pagan religious ceremonies of Mecca, where he distributed pe ...
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Umayya Ibn Abd Shams
Umayya ibn Abd-Shams () is the progenitor of the line of the Umayyad caliphs. The clan of Banu Umayya as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd-Shams. Umayya succeeded Abd-Shams as the (judge / commander) of the Meccans. This position was likely an occasional political post whose holder oversaw the direction of Mecca's military affairs in times of war instead of an actual field command. This proved instructive as later Umayyads were known for possessing considerable political and military organizational skills. After a rivalry with his cousin, Hashim ibn Abd-Manaf, Umayya ibn Abd-Shams ibn Abd-Manaf was banished by the Meccans to the Levant (''Bilad al-Sham''), where he and his progeny stayed, and he became a merchant. This later assisted his grand-son Mu'awiya ibn Abi-Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya to establish the new caliphate whose capital was Damascus Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the ...
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