At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Convert to Islam · c. 630 CE · c. 9 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Mulayh ibn Urwa ibn Mas'ud of the Thaqif. He came with Qarib ibn al-Aswad before the Thaqif delegation, wishing to part from their people, and they both embraced Islam. The Prophet told them: "Take as your allies whom you wish." They said: "We take God and His Messenger as allies." 1
His father's debt
When the Prophet ordered Abu Sufyan to demolish al-Lat, Abu Mulayh asked that a debt his father Urwa owed be paid from the property of the idol. The Prophet said yes, and Abu Sufyan paid it. 2
Notes for researchers
- Nothing else about him appears in the text of Ibn Ishaq that we have read; this needs a second source.
Connections
- Member of
- Thaqif
- Child of
- Urwa ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi
- Participated in
- The delegation of Thaqif
People and things also explored
The delegation of Thaqif· The siege of Ta'if· Abd Yalil ibn Amr· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Qarib ibn al-Aswad· Uthman ibn Abi al-As· Ta'if· Thaqif
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/186
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/187
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Mulayh ibn Urwa al-Thaqafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-mulayh-ibn-urwa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.