Ikrama ibn Abi Jahl
عكرمة بن أبي جهل
Son of Abu Jahl and fierce opponent of early Islam; fought against Muslims until the Conquest of Mecca where he fled to Yemen; brought back by his wife Umm Hakim, he embraced Islam with profound repentance, served as a brave general in the Ridda Wars, and was martyred heroically at the Battle of Yarmuk.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Commander
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Converts and those who leaveBattles
Place in the story
- Military opponenttowardThe early Muslim community · 624 CE · 2 AH† – 630 CE · 9 AH†Historical
- Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · 630 CE · 9 AH†Historical
- Companion · 630 CE · 9 AH†Tradition
- CommandertowardRashidun Caliphate · 632 CE · 11 AH† – 634 CE · 13 AH†Historical
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Mecca
- Child of
- Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)
- Spouse of
- Umm Hakim bint al-Harith
- Member of
- Banu Makhzum
- Participated in
- The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)
People and things also explored
Ikrima ibn Abi JahlQurayshThe early Muslim communityKhalid ibn al-WalidThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)MeccaThe Battle of Hunayn
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
- al-Tabari, History vol. X: The Conquest of Arabia (Donner translation, SUNY)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ikrama ibn Abi Jahl”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ikrama-ibn-abi-jahl/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.