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Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'a

عبد الله بن أبي ربيعة

One of Quraysh's two picked envoys — with Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) — sent to the Negus with gifts and coached arguments to extradite the Muslim migrants, before either man had accepted Islam.

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Roles
Envoy
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Place in the story

  • Interlocutor · c. 616 CETradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

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Member of
Quraysh
Participated in
The second migration to Abyssinia· The Quraysh embassy to the Negus

People and things also explored

Amr ibn al-As· The prostration at surat al-Najm· The Prophetic Era· Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· the Negus of Aksum· Sawda bint Zam'a· Aksum· Mecca

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

Amr ibn al-As

A Meccan diplomat who opposed the Muslims until 629–630, then converted and became the commander who conquered Egypt — and later Mu'awiya's chief ally in the first civil war.