Abu Basir (Utba ibn Usayd)
أبو بصير (عتبة بن أسيد)
A determined Meccan convert who escaped to Medina following the Hudaybiyya Treaty; surrendered to Quraysh envoys in adherence to treaty terms, he overpowered his guard on the journey back and established a coastal guerrilla base at al-Is, intercepting Quraysh caravans until Quraysh begged the Prophet to accept them in Medina.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Commander
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Converts and those who leaveBattles
Place in the story
- Companion · 628 CE · 7 AH†Tradition
- CommandertowardThe early Muslim community · 628 CE · 7 AH† – 628 CE · 7 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Mecca
- Participated in
- The Treaty of Hudaybiyya
People and things also explored
Khalid ibn al-WalidThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirQurayshAbu Jandal ibn SuhaylSuhayl ibn AmrThe Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)Ali ibn Abi TalibMuhammad
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Basir (Utba ibn Usayd)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-basir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.