Abd Yalil ibn Amr
عبد ياليل بن عمرو
Chief of Thaqif who led the six-man delegation to the Prophet in Ramadan 9 AH after initially refusing the mission for fear of meeting Urwa ibn Mas'ud's fate; he negotiated the terms and the demolition of al-Lat.
At a glance
- Roles
- Politician
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Converts and those who leavePeace-making and coexistence
Place in the story
- Interlocutor · c. December 630 CE · c. Ramadan 9 AH†Tradition
- Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. December 630 CE · c. Ramadan 9 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The chief of Thaqif who led their six-man delegation to Medina in Ramadan of year 9 AH and negotiated the treaty's terms 1.
His account
Thaqif tasked Abd Yalil ibn Amr with going as an envoy to the Prophet; he refused, fearing he would be dealt with on his return as Urwa ibn Mas'ud had been — shot with arrows until killed 1. So he stipulated they send men with him; they sent two men of the confederates and three of Banu Malik, making six 1. The delegation's head asked the Prophet to write them a treaty permitting them fornication, wine and usury, the survival of al-Lat and exemption from prayer — he refused. They took counsel, found no escape from submission, and became Muslim 1. The delegation then hid the truth from their people for days for fear of war, until they revealed it and Thaqif became Muslim 2.
For young visitors
Thaqif's chief feared being killed as Urwa had been before him, so he took men with him and travelled to the Prophet; he became Muslim and returned, and his tribe became Muslim.
Connections
- Member of
- Thaqif
- Born in
- Ta'if
- Participated in
- The delegation of Thaqif
People and things also explored
ThaqifUthman ibn Abi al-AsThe siege of Ta'ifThe delegation of ThaqifThe Battle of HunaynThe demolition of al-LatThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'ifal-Lāt
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 448
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 449
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Abd Yalil ibn Amr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-yalil-ibn-amr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.