Hind bint Utba
Wife of Abu Sufyan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hind bint Utba ibn Rabi'a (Arabic: هند بنت عتبة بن ربيعة, romanized: Hind bint ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa) was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and the mother of Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680). Hind converted to Islam in 630 and is highly praised by Sunni Islamic sources for her military role at the Battle of the Yarmuk under Caliph Umar (r. 634–644).
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Born | 584 |
Died | 634 (aged 49-50) |
Other names | Hind al-Hunūd (Arabic: هند الهنود) |
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