At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
Umayya ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy, the ancestor from whom the Banu Umayya trace their descent 2.
The rivalry with Hashim
al-Baladhuri reports that Umayya was wealthy, and attempted to do what Hashim did in feeding Quraysh, and failed. Some people mocked him and blamed him 2.
Umayya grew angry and challenged Hashim to a contest for fifty black-eyed she-camels to be slaughtered in Mecca, and for ten years of exile. They appointed as arbiter a Khuza'i soothsayer whose home was at Usfan 2.
The soothsayer ruled for Hashim. Hashim slaughtered the camels and fed their meat, and Umayya went out to Syria and stayed there for ten years. al-Baladhuri calls this the first enmity to arise between Hashim and Umayya 2.
Notes for researchers
- The date of the rivalry is not given on the page. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Parent of
- Harb ibn Umayya
- Child of
- Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
- Participated in
- The munafara between Hashim and Umayya
People and things also explored
The Fijar war· Quraysh· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Hashim ibn Abd Manaf· كاهن عسفان الخزاعي· The munafara between Hashim and Umayya· Harb ibn Umayya
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri , p. 61-62
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri , p.61-62
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “أمية بن عبد شمس”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umayya-ibn-abd-shams/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.