Umayya ibn Khalaf

Umayya ibn Khalaf
أمية ابن خلف
Born
563 Mecca, Hejaz Arabian Peninsula, Arabia
Died13 March 624 age of 61
Badr, Hejaz, Arabia
Spouses
  • Karima bint Ma'mar
  • Layla bint Habib
  • Taw'ama bint Umayya
ChildrenSafwan
Rab'ia

Umayya ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أمية ابن خلف) (born on 563 and died 13 March 624 at age of 61) was an Arab slave master and the chieftain of the Banu Jumah of the Quraysh in the seventh century. He was one of the chief opponents against the Muslims led by Muhammad. Umayya is best known as the master of Bilal ibn Rabah, a slave he tortured for embracing Islam who eventually became the first mu'azzin.[1]

  1. ^ Sahih Bukhari "SunniPath Library - Hadith - the Sahih Collection of al-Bukhari - Book of Virtues". Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2007-01-02.