Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri

عمرو بن أمية الضمري

A prominent scout and courier Companion from Banu Damra; captured at Bi'r Ma'una and freed by Amir ibn al-Tufayl, he brought the tragic news to the Prophet ﷺ in Medina; later dispatched as the Prophet's diplomatic envoy carrying his letter to the Negus of Abyssinia.

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Roles
Companion · Diplomat
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
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Converts and those who leave

Place in the story

  • Companion · c. 625 CE · c. 4 AH†Tradition
  • OfficialtowardMuhammad · c. 628 CE · c. 7 AH†Historical

Sunni (transmitted)

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His mission to Mecca to kill Abu Sufyan

Ibn Hisham relates, in a passage that Ibn Ishaq did not mention among the lists of expeditions, that after the killing of Khubayb ibn Adi (may God be pleased with him) the Prophet sent him to Mecca to kill Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, together with Jabbar ibn Sakhr. He was recognised in Mecca and fled. On the way he killed a Qurayshi who had glimpsed their hiding-place in a cave, took down Khubayb's wooden post and threw it into a ravine. On his way back he killed a one-eyed old man of Banu al-Dil, a spy for Quraysh, and took another man prisoner; see the report. 1 2 3

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Participated in
The dispatch of Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri to kill Abu Sufyan, and what he did on the way· The Tragedy of Bi'r Ma'una· The Negus carries the emigrants to the Prophet in two ships· The Letters to Rulers and Kings
Member of
Quraysh

People and things also explored

Muhammad· The Prophetic Era· Amr ibn al-As· The Incident of al-Raji'· The Treaty of Hudaybiyya· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Mecca· Medina

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/282
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/283
  3. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/284
  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina.