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Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (RA)

حمزة بن عبد المطلب

d. 3 AH / 625 CE (Uhud) · paternal uncle

The Prophet's uncle and foster-brother, the 'Lion of Allah', whose conversion strengthened the Muslims in Makkah. He was martyred at Uhud and is honoured as Sayyid al-Shuhada (master of martyrs).

Biography

Hamzah embraced Islam in Makkah after Abu Jahl insulted the Prophet ﷺ. He emigrated to Madinah, fought at Badr where he killed several Quraysh leaders, and was killed at Uhud (3 AH) by Wahshi's spear; Sahih Bukhari preserves Wahshi's own account, including his later conversion. His body was mutilated, causing the Prophet ﷺ great grief.

He is broadly part of Banu Hashim (Ahl al-Bayt in the wider sense) but is tagged as a companion here. The title 'master of martyrs' is reported in narrations graded authentic by several scholars (e.g. in al-Hakim).

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 4072 Sahih

    Wahshi's own account of killing Hamzah at Uhud and of his later acceptance of Islam.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari's account of Uhud and Wahshi forms the basis.

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Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari (Wahshi's account of Hamzah's killing)
  • Mustadrak al-Hakim ('Sayyid al-Shuhada')

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