al-Akhnas ibn Shariq
الأخنس بن شريق
A Thaqafi leader allied to Banu Zuhra who marched with the Meccan army, then judged a battle against Medina unnecessary after the caravan escaped and led the whole Zuhra contingent — some 300 men — home before Badr.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tribal leader
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Military opponent · 624 CE · 2 AH† – 624 CE · 2 AH†Tradition
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Turning Banu Zuhra back
When Abu Sufyan's caravan escaped and his letter reached Quraysh telling them to return, Abu Jahl insisted on pressing on to Badr; but al-Akhnas saw his people Banu Zuhra — his allies — had no need to fight once the caravan was safe, so he turned them all back, some three hundred men 2.
No Zuhri witnessed Badr, and Banu Zuhra remained grateful for his judgment; the book says "he remained obeyed and honoured among them" 1.
Connections
- Member of
- Thaqif
People and things also explored
The Battle of HunaynThe early Muslim communityal-Ala ibn Jariya al-ThaqafiQarib ibn al-AswadSubay' Dhu al-KhimarThe delegation of ThaqifThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'ifThe siege of Ta'if
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 208
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 207-208
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Akhnas ibn Shariq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-akhnas-ibn-shariq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.