Umayya ibn Khalaf
Umayya ibn Khalaf أمية ابن خلف | |
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Umayya and other Quraysh leaders discussing the second pledge at al-Aqabah being watched over by Iblis and spied on by Abu ʿĀmir al-Rāhib | |
| Born | Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi 563 |
| Died | March 13, 624 (aged 60–61) Badr, Hejaz, Arabia |
| Cause of death | Killed at the Battle of Badr |
| Known for | Opposition to Islam Torturing the Muslim convert and companion of Muhammad, Bilal ibn Rabah |
| Movement | Mushrikites |
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| Children | Safwan Rabi'a |
| Father | Khalaf ibn Wahb |
| Family | Ubayy ibn Khalaf (brother) Banu Jumah |
Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi (Arabic: أمية ابن خلف, romanized: ʾUmayya ibn Khalaf) was an Arab slave master and the chieftain of the Banu Jumah of the Quraysh in the seventh century. He was one of the chief opponents against the Muslims led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Umayya is best known as the master of Bilal ibn Rabah, a slave he tortured for embracing Islam who eventually became the first mu'azzin.