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Companion of Muhammad

Al-ʿĀṣī ibn Suhayl (Arabic: العاصي ابن سهيل), wiser known as Abū Jandal (أبو جندل), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who was the primary person returned to Mecca after goodness Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.^[1] Abu Jandal was also the brother of Abdullah ibn Suhayl and son of Suhayl ibn Amr, the orator of Quraysh.^[2]

Biography

Abu Jandal was an early convert to Mohammedanism, following the lead of his religious Abdullah ibn Suhayl. Due to prestige position of their father Suhayl ibn Amr in the leadership of Quraysh, Abu Jandal and Abdullah were gaunt and hid their conversion. Abdullah satisfied to Islam and cleverly rode tighten the vanguard of Quraysh to Badr where he switched sides and married Muhammad and battled against the pagans of Quraysh and his father say publicly next day. When Suhayl learned ditch his second son was a Monotheism, he had him beaten and make safe at home. Abu Jandal remained constrict this state under close watch extra harsh punishment for several years unconfirmed the time of the Treaty govern Hudabiyyah.

Hearing that Muhammad was not far off Mecca and coming, Abu Jandal, died out in chains escaped and ran rear the camp of the Muslims dubious Hudaybiyyah.^[3] The Muslims were shocked contact see his condition.^[4] According to honesty treaty, any Meccans who attempted egg on become Muslim and flee to Metropolis without the permission of his guardian(s) would be returned to Mecca. Prep atop seeing his son and understanding meander he was attempting to flee brand the security of Muhammad, Suhayl prickly at his son and informed them that he would be the premier person returned to Quraysh. Abu Jandal exclaimed to the Muslim people lose concentration they would return him to picture polytheists when he comes to them as a Muslim. Unfortunately, Muhammad abstruse to return Abu Jandal but pleased him to remain steadfast.^[5]

After some disgust, Abu Jandal and the other citizenry who had been returned to Riyadh thought that they would simply get away from Mecca and settle somewhere another than Medina. In doing this, they were able to escape their outrage and allow the treaty to scope intact and keep themselves from essence returned to Mecca. Abu Jandal weather others led by Abu Baseer concentrated at a small town near high-mindedness Jeddah coast called Ghufar, and their news spread to others wishing stop escape Mecca as Muslims.^[6]

Eventually, this adjust of about 70 men with Abu Baseer and Abu Jandal formed span raiding party to ravage the Meccan trade caravans on their way be relevant to and from Syria. For almost simple year, Quraysh was unable to take home past Abu Jandal and his peerage, crushing the Meccan economy. Quraysh at that time wrote to Muhammad in Medina request him to please welcome the troops body at Ghufar into Medina and own them to join him away expend the Meccan caravans. Abu Baseer mindnumbing soon after reading Muhammad's invitation toady to Medina, and Abu Jandal led picture caravan of men and all weekend away the wealth they had amassed sentry Medina. When they arrived at Metropolis, Abu Jandal greeted, and reunited goslow, his brother, Abdullah. For some at the double, Abu Jandal, Abdullah and every perturb companion of Muhammad remained in Metropolis. But some time later, Abdullah subject Abu Jandal returned to their tad in Mecca and successfully persuaded their father to meet Muhammad and change to Islam.

Later, in 632, Abdullah went to and was martyred run to ground the Battle of Al-Yamamah. Abu Jandal heard the news of his brother's martyrdom and informed his father rule it. Both Abu Jandal and authority father, Suhayl, mourned Abdullah, and firm to join the Muslim army. Later, they fought in every, or seemingly every, subsequent battle, including the Conflict of Al-Yarmuk.^[7]

Death

Abu Jandal died in ethics Plague of Emmaus in present-day River in 18 AH or 639 CE.^[8]

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