Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

560 - 650  (90 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
  Birth	560
  Gender	Male
  Death	650
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Abu Sufyan ibn Harb,   b. 560   d. 650  (Age 90 years) ▻ Hind;   Saffiya bint abi al-'As;   NN;   Safiyah bint 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim;   Arwa binte al-Harith ibn`Abd al-Muttalib + 2. Umm Jamil bint Harb ben Umaiya,   b. Abt 555   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Abd-al-Uzza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hâshim
  Person ID	I150746	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Harb ibn Umayyah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Safiya   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F59888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hind   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Caliph Muawiyah I   d. 680
  Family ID	F59889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Saffiya bint abi al-'As   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan,   b. Abt 589   d. 666 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F294953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 3	NN   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Amr   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F295047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 4	Safiyah bint 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 son
  Family ID	F295049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2009

  
  

  Children	1. Hanzalah   d. Badra, Thüringen - Deutschland   2. Yazid   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harith   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Umm Hakam   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Utbah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F295051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 6	Arwa binte al-Harith ibn`Abd al-Muttalib   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F295038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  leading man of the Quraish of Mecca . He was a staunch opponent of the Arabian prophet Muhammad before converting to Islam later in his life Sufyan was the chieftain of the Banu Abd-Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, which made him one of the most powerful and hated men in Mecca . Abu Sufyan viewed Muhammad as a threat to Mecca's social order, a man aiming for political power and a blasphemer of the Quraish gods. When several muslims emigrated to Abyssinia to escape harassment in Mecca, Abu Sufyan's daughter Ramlah was among those emigrating to Abyssinia for refuge . After Muhammad had migrated to Medina in 622 , the Quraish confiscated the belongings they had left behind. From Medina, the Muslims attacked several of the Quraish's caravans coming from Syria to Mecca . In 624, Abu Sufyan was the leader of such a caravan and as a Muslim force moved to intercept him, he called for help from the Quraish. This resulted in the Battle of Badr , which ended in a Muslim victory. Abu Sufyan however managed to bring his caravan home to Mecca. The death of most Quraish leaders in the battle left him the leader of Mecca. Subsequently he was the military leader in the Meccan campaigns against Medina, such as the Battle of Uhud in 625 and the Battle of the Trench in 627, but could not attain final victory. Eventually the two parties would agree to an armistice, the Treaty of Hudaybiyya in 628, which allowed Muslims to make the pilgrimage to the Kaaba. When the armistice was violated in 630 by allies of the Quraish, Muhammad moved towards conquering Mecca. Abu Sufyan, sensing that the balances were now tilted in Muhammad 's favour and that the Quraish were not strong enough to hinder the Muslims from conquering the city, travelled to Madina, trying to restore the treaty. No agreement was reached between the two parties and Abu Sufyan returned to Mecca empty handed. These efforts ultimately ensured that the conquest occurred without battle or bloodshed. Abu Sufyan travelled back and forth between Mecca and Madinah, still trying to reach a settlement. According to the sources, he found assistance in Muhammad's uncle al-Abbas , though some scholars consider that historians writing under the rule of Abbas's descendants, the Abbasid dynasty, had exaggerated Abbas's role and downplayed the role of Sufyan, who was the ancestor of the Abbasids' enemies. At Conquest of Mecca, Prophet Mohammad honored him and declared house of Abu Safyan as House of peace for people of Mecca. It was announced that any one who would enter in his house would get peace from Muslim Army and none would harm that person. After the conquest of Mecca, Abu Sufyan fought as one of Muhammad's lieutenants in the subsequent wars. During the Siege of Taif , he lost an eye. When Muhammed died in 632 , Abu Sufyan was in charge of Najran . Abu Sufyan also fought in the Battle of Yarmouk in 636 , in which he lost his second eye. He played a very important role in war. He was naqeeb of war from muslim army. He fought under command of his son Yazid bin Abi Sufyan. Abu Sufyan died at the age of ninety in 650 at Madina . His kinsman Uthman Ibn Affan , who had become the third Caliph in 644 led the prayer over his grave