Muaaz ibn Amr
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Before the hijra
, Muhammad
had appointed Masab ibn Umair to carry out Dawah
, which he did.
Am’r bin Jamooh a devotee of the deity
Manah
and part of the Banu Salmah tribe of Medina
had 3 sons, Muawwaz ibn Amr
, Muaaz ibn Amr and Khallad ibn Amr submitted to the will of Allah
and embraced Islam
immediately. On their initiation, even their mother, Hind the wife of Amr
, professed the shahadah. But they kept their faith secret lest it hurt their father.
Her husband was unaware of her new religion and one day warned her of the "danger" posed by Masab to the traditional faith of Medina
and asked her to safeguard their sons against it. Hind advised him to listen to what their second son Muaaz had to tell them, Muaaz then recited the surah
Fatihah. The recitation made an impact on her husband, but he was reluctant to abandon Manah
.
After much prayer, and the repeated theft of the statue by his sons, Amr decided that Manah
was not worthy of worship and also adopted Islam.
Abu Jahl was killed in the Battle of Badr
by two youth, Muaaz ibn Amr and Muawwaz ibn Amr.
Hijra
Hijra as an Arabic word meaning migration or flight may refer to:* The Hijra is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 CE, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar, 1 AH * Hijri year, marks the start of the Hijri year of the Islamic calendar*...
, Muhammad
Muhammad
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had appointed Masab ibn Umair to carry out Dawah
Dawah
Da‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation", being the active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite"...
, which he did.
Am’r bin Jamooh a devotee of the deity
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
Manah
Manah
' was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Manāt to be the goddess of fate. She was known by the cognate name Manawat to the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis and she was considered the wife of Hubal...
and part of the Banu Salmah tribe of 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...
had 3 sons, Muawwaz ibn Amr
Muawwaz ibn Amr
Muawwaz ibn Amr was a sahabi of Muhammad. He and his brother, Muaaz ibn Amr, killed Abu Jahl in the Battle of Badr.He was the son of Am’r bin Jamooh but converted to Islam, at first secretly. Before the hijra, Muhammad had appointed Mus`ab ibn `Umair to carry out dawah , which he did excellently...
, Muaaz ibn Amr and Khallad ibn Amr submitted to the will of Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
and embraced Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
immediately. On their initiation, even their mother, Hind the wife of Amr
Hind the wife of Amr
-Biography:She was married to Amr ibn Jamooh, one of the chieftains of the Banu Salmah clan in Medina.Her husband was an ardent devotee of the deity Manah, one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca and he had a wooden image of the idol in his prayer room, made of fine materials, an idol which he...
, professed the shahadah. But they kept their faith secret lest it hurt their father.
Her husband was unaware of her new religion and one day warned her of the "danger" posed by Masab to the traditional faith of 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...
and asked her to safeguard their sons against it. Hind advised him to listen to what their second son Muaaz had to tell them, Muaaz then recited the surah
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
Fatihah. The recitation made an impact on her husband, but he was reluctant to abandon Manah
Manah
' was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Manāt to be the goddess of fate. She was known by the cognate name Manawat to the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis and she was considered the wife of Hubal...
.
After much prayer, and the repeated theft of the statue by his sons, Amr decided that Manah
Manah
' was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Manāt to be the goddess of fate. She was known by the cognate name Manawat to the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis and she was considered the wife of Hubal...
was not worthy of worship and also adopted Islam.
Abu Jahl was killed in 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...
by two youth, Muaaz ibn Amr and Muawwaz ibn Amr.