Fihr ibn Malik
Fihr is counted among the direct ancestors of Muhammad.[1]: 3 In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by eleven generations.[1]: 3
Fihr defended Mecca against the Himyarite King of Yemen who wanted transfer Kaaba to Yemen.[1]: 41 A sharp engagement followed in which Himyar were defeated, and their King Hassan was taken prisoner by Fihr for two years until he paid his ransom.[1]
He is the common ancestor of all the ten promised paradise.
References
- ^ a b c d Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq’s sīrat. London. ISBN 0195778286.
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