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Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh

Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Summary

Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Field	Value
name	Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh
عبيدالله إبن جحش
birth_name	Ubaydullah
birth_date	588
birth_place	Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
death_date	627 (aged 38-39)
death_place	Axum, Kingdom of Axum
(present-day Ethiopia)
spouse	Umm Habiba
parents	{{plainlist

عبيدالله إبن جحش (present-day Saudi Arabia) (present-day Ethiopia)

Jahsh ibn zahron
Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab (; ) was a contemporary and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs (a type of monotheists) mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.

Biography

He was the son of Jahsh ibn Riyab and Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib, hence a brother of Abd Allah ibn Jahsh, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Abu Ahmad ibn Jahsh, Habiba bint Jahsh and Hammanah bint Jahsh, a first cousin of both the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Ali, and a nephew of Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. He married Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (who was also known as Umm Habiba), and they had one daughter, Habibah bint Ubayd Allah.

He and his wife became Muslims and, in order to escape from the Meccan persecution, they emigrated to Abyssinia. In present–day Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Christian King Armah (also known as Najashi) gave sanctuary to the Muslims. There Ubayd Allah eventually converted to Christianity and testified his new faith to the other Muslim refugees. Ibn Ishaq relates:

References

Muhammad ibn Ishaq, ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad'', pp. 98-99. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Guillaume/Ishaq pp. 99, 146.
Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'', p. 33. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
Bewley/Saad p. 68.
Guillaume/Ishaq, p. 146.
Kappers, Markus. (28 December 2014). "Christianity in the Arabian Peninsula: Islam's Stepping Stone". Regent College.
Taha Jabir, Alalwani. (2011). "Apostasy in Islam: A Historical and Scriptural Analysis". The International Institute of Islamic Thought.

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