Urwa ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi
عروة بن مسعود الثقفي
Chieftain of Thaqif in al-Ta'if and respected Meccan diplomat; represented Quraysh during negotiations at al-Hudaybiyya and famously reported to Quraysh the unparalleled devotion of the Companions to Muhammad; he embraced Islam in 9 AH and was martyred by his own people while calling them to prayer from his rooftop.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Notable
- 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 leavePeace-making and coexistence
Place in the story
- Interlocutor · 628 CE · 7 AH† – 628 CE · 7 AH†Historical
- Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · 630 CE · 9 AH†Historical
- Companion · 630 CE · 9 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Ta'if
- Participated in
- The Treaty of Hudaybiyya
People and things also explored
Uthman ibn AffanThaqifAbd Yalil ibn AmrSuhayl ibn AmrThe Letters to Rulers and KingsAbu Basir (Utba ibn Usayd)Abu Jandal ibn SuhaylAl-Hakam ibn Abi al-As
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. “Urwa ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/urwa-ibn-masud/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.