Abdullah ibn Jud'an
عبد الله بن جدعان
The aged, honoured chief of Taym ibn Murra in whose house the Fudul pact was sworn — a byword in Mecca for hospitality.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Tribal leader
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Host · c. 586 CETradition
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Participated in
- Hilf al-Fudul (the pact of the virtuous)
People and things also explored
Banu Hashimal-As ibn Wa'ilMeccaal-HumsThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of UhudThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Expedition of al-Qarada
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abdullah ibn Jud'an”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abdullah-ibn-judan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.