Hind al-Hunnud
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Hind al-Hunnud was a member of the Quraish tribe of the kingdom of Kindah
. She was involved in fighting early Muslims. The climax of this campaign came at the Battle of Badr
, which she led in 624 AD, against Muhammad
himself, but the Quraysh were defeated and her father, brother and uncle were killed. In 625
, Hind al-Hunnud along with fifteen other women accompanying troops in a battle near Medina
, sang songs to inspire warriors. While at the battle she exulted over the body of the man who killed her father, chewed his liver, and made jewellery from his skin and nails.
For a time she directed a guerrilla war of vengeance against the enemy, but eventually, outnumbered and surrounded, she was compelled to submit and convert to Islam
. In her military heyday Hind had been not only a war-leader but a priestess of the "Lady of Victory" inspiring the women to sacred chants for valour and victory.
Kindah
The kingdom of Kindah was a vassal kingdom which ruled from Qaryah dhat Kahl in Nejd, Central Arabia . The kingdom controlled much of the northern Arabian peninsula in the 4th and 5th centuries AD.-Origin:...
. She was involved in fighting early Muslims. The climax of this campaign came at the Battle of Badr
Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr , fought Saturday, March 13, 624 AD in the Hejaz region of western Arabia , was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca...
, which she led in 624 AD, against Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
himself, but the Quraysh were defeated and her father, brother and uncle were killed. In 625
625
Year 625 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 625 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Religion :* March 23 – Battle of Uhud Year 625...
, Hind al-Hunnud along with fifteen other women accompanying troops in a battle near Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
, sang songs to inspire warriors. While at the battle she exulted over the body of the man who killed her father, chewed his liver, and made jewellery from his skin and nails.
For a time she directed a guerrilla war of vengeance against the enemy, but eventually, outnumbered and surrounded, she was compelled to submit and convert to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. In her military heyday Hind had been not only a war-leader but a priestess of the "Lady of Victory" inspiring the women to sacred chants for valour and victory.