At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Hulayl ibn Hubshiyya al-Khuza'i, governor of Mecca from Khuza'a when Qusayy ibn Kilab returned to it, and father of his wife Hubba. On his death the war broke out that ended with Qusayy prevailing over the government of Mecca and the House 1 2.
His marriage of Qusayy
On the reports of the cause of the war
Al-Raheeq al-Makhtum gives three accounts of the cause of the war after Hulayl's death. In the first, Qusayy saw himself as more deserving of the Ka'ba once Hulayl had died. In the second, Hulayl, as Khuza'a claim, bequeathed to Qusayy the charge of the Ka'ba and the rule of Mecca. In the third, Hulayl gave his daughter Hubba the rule of the House and appointed Abu Ghubshan as her agent 1 3 4 5. Its details are in Qusayy's seizure of Mecca.
Notes for researchers
The name appears in the book's edition as both "Hulayl" and "Halil". The familiar form in Ibn Hisham is "Hulayl ibn Hubshiyya".
For young visitors
Hulayl was the old ruler of Mecca who married his daughter to Qusayy. After his death, the rule of Mecca passed to Quraysh.
Connections
People and things also explored
The Expulsion of Jurhum from Mecca· The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-Watir· Qusayy ibn Kilab Takes Mecca· Muhammad· The custody of Hamza's daughter· Death of Abd al-Muttalib and Abu Talib's guardianship· The Prophet's marriage to Khadija· The Prophet's marriage to Sawda bint Zam'a
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.29
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/117-118
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.30
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/118
- Rahma lil-Alamin — al-Mansur Furi , 2/55
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islam.museum contributors. “Hulayl ibn Hubshiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hulayl-ibn-hubshiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.