Muslim Warrior Story Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith The Cousin of Prophet Muhammad SAW

Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith was a companion and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His given name was Al-Mughira. Rarely can one find a closer bond between two persons such as existed between Prophet Muhammad the son of Abdullah and Abu Sufyan the son of al-Harith. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was born about the same time as the blessed Prophet. They resembled each other a great deal. They grew up together and for a time lived in the same household. Abu Sufyan was a cousin of the Prophet. His father, al-Harith, was the brother of Abdullah; both were sons of Abd al-Muttalib. Abu Sufyan was also a foster-brother of the Prophet. He was for a short time nursed by the lady Halimah who looked after the young Muhammad in the tough and bracing atmosphere of the desert. In their childhood and youth, Abu Sufyan and Muhammad were close and intimate friends. So close were they, that one might naturally have expected Abu Sufyan to have been among the first to respond to the call of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and follow wholeheartedly the religion of truth. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith at this time was renowned as one of the best fighters and horsemen of the Quraysh and one of their most accomplished poets….