Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya
عبد الله بن أبي أمية
January 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH
A Qurashi nobleman of Banu Makhzum, brother of Umm Salama and maternal cousin of the Prophet; after opposing the early call, he accepted Islam on the road to the conquest of Mecca and was martyred by an arrow during the siege of Ta'if.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Life in time
Converts and those who leaveBattles
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
- Martyr (as regarded)Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A Qurayshi Companion, a notable of Banu Makhzum; brother of Umm Salama the Mother of the Believers, and son of the Prophet's paternal aunt Atika bint Abd al-Muttalib. He long opposed the call in Mecca, then became Muslim in the conquest year at Niq al-Uqab, and was martyred by an arrow in the siege of al-Ta'if 1.
His conversion and martyrdom
Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya went out with Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith on the road of the conquest of Mecca seeking Islam; they met the Prophet at Niq al-Uqab, Umm Salama interceded for them, and the Prophet accepted them and they became Muslim 2. He witnessed the conquest of Mecca and Hunayn, then marched in the siege of al-Ta'if where an arrow shot from the fortress struck him and he was martyred 3.
For young visitors
Umm Salama's brother — an opponent at first, then a devoted Muslim who fought in the conquest battles until a martyring arrow struck him at the siege of al-Ta'if.
Connections
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Participated in
- The siege of Ta'if
People and things also explored
Khalid ibn al-Walid· Sa'id ibn Sa'id ibn al-As· Umar ibn al-Khattab· The early Muslim community· Hawazin· Thaqif· al-Harith ibn Hisham· Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/42-44, 129
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/42-44
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/129
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islam.museum contributors. “Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abdullah-ibn-abi-umayya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.