- Urwah ibn Mas'ud
Urwah ibn Mas'ud ( _ar. أروة بن مسعود) was a Thaqif'i chieftain of
Taif who became a companion ofMuhammad . He was the first person from his tribe to acceptIslam , and he was killed by his fellow chieftains while preaching Islam in his home city.He was one of the notables of
Arabia who entered the negotiations regarding the peace of Hudaybiyah on behalf ofQuraysh .He had a son named
Dawud ibn Urwah , whom marriedHabibah binte Ubayd-Allah [http://forums.almaghrib.org/showpost.php?p=20600&postcount=4] .In a hadith reported in
Sahih Muslim mentions Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying that 'Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him), resmbles Urwah ibn Mas'ud. [ [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/041.smt.html#041.7023 Sahih Muslim Book 41, Hadith 7023] ]ee also
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Islam
*Quraysh
*Thaqif and Islam
*Treaty of Hudaybiyah External links
* [http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MH_LM/year_of_deputations_and_abu_bakrs_leadership.htm story] from witness-pioneer.org.
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