Hind bint Utba

Hind bint ʿUtba
هند بنت عتبة
Born584
Died634 (aged 49-50)
Other namesHind al-Hunūd (Arabic: هند الهنود)
Spouses
Children
  • ʾAbān ibn Ḥafṣ ibn al-Mughīra
  • Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Ṣufyān
  • ʿUtba ibn ʾAbī Ṣufyān
  • ʾUm al-ḥakm bint ʾAbī Ṣufyān
  • Juwayriyya bintʾAbī Ṣufyān
Parents

Hind bint Utba ibn Rabi'a (Arabic: هند بنت عتبة بن ربيعة, romanizedHind 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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