Umara ibn al-Walid
عمارة بن الوليد
A young Quraysh man whom the notables offered to Abu Talib as an adopted son in exchange for handing over his nephew to be killed.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- VictimTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Umara ibn al-Walid, a young man of Quraysh whom the leaders of Quraysh presented to Abu Talib, so that he would take him as a son in exchange for handing over his nephew, the Prophet ﷺ, to be killed 1.
What is not covered here
al-Raheeq al-Makhtum does not, at this point, give his lineage or his later reports. They will be completed from other sources when he is mentioned.
For young visitors
Umara ibn al-Walid was among the early Muslims in Mecca, and the polytheists tortured him when he embraced Islam.
Connections
People and things also explored
The Prophetic Era· Mecca· Abu Fakiha· al-Nahdiya· Mus'ab ibn Umayr· Umm Ubays· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib· The first migration to Abyssinia
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.97
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Umara ibn al-Walid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umara-ibn-al-walid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.