Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi

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Mut`im ibn `Uday (Arabic: مطعم بن عدي‎) was a non-Muslim who meet Muhammad, the chief of the Banu Nawfal clan of the Banu Quraish tribe ^[1].

1 Biography
- 1.1 Family
- 1.2 Muhammad's era
2 Legacy
- 2.1 Shi'a view
3 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Family

Also he died a non-Muslim ^[2], his son Jubayr ibn Mut'im became a Muslim ^[3].

[edit] Muhammad's era

[edit] Aisha (610)

Main article: Aisha

In 12 BH (610 CE), Abu Bakr had initially engaged her daughter Aisha to Mut`im's son Jubayr ibn Mut'im, but when Mut'im was informed that Abu Bakr had adopted Islam and rejected polytheism, he no longer wished his son to marry Aisha ^[4].

[edit] Third deputation with Abu Talib (7 BH (614–615 CE))

Main article: Third deputation with Abu Talib

Mut`im was part of the third deputation aimed at having Abu Talib stop protecting Muhammad. ^[5].

[edit] Meccan boycott of the Hashemites (617-619)

Main article: Meccan boycott of the Hashemites

Mut`im together with four other people took a prominent initiative that resulted in the end of the Meccan boycott that was causing starvation to the Muslims ^[6].

[edit] Muhammad's visit to Ta'if (620)

Main article: Muhammad's visit to Ta'if

When Muhammad and Zaid ibn Muhammad went to Ta'if to invite them to Islam, but did not succeed and returned to Mecca, he did not dare to return openly. Muhammad sent Zaid to seek asylum for him among his friends in Mecca. Mut’im provided asylum for him and he returned to Mecca ^[7] ^[8].

[edit] Isra and Mi'raj (620)

Main article: Isra and Mi'raj

After Muhammad stated that he had undergone the Isra and Mi'raj, Mut`im said:

"All of your affair before today was bearable, until what you said today. I bear witness that you are a liar (ana ashhadu annaka kadhibun). We strike the flanks of the she-camels for one month to reach the Hallowed House, then for another month to come back, and you claim that you went there in one night! By al-Lat, by al-`Uzza! I do not believe you." ^[2]

Abu Bakr said:

"O Mut`im, what an evil thing you said to the son of your brother when you faced him thus and declared him a liar! As for me I bear witness that he spoke the truth (ana ashhadu annahu sadiqun)." ^[2]

[edit] Second pledged at al-Aqabah (622)

Main article: Second pledged at al-Aqabah

Sa'd ibn Ubadah participiated in the secret Second pledged. It was not after that the Medinan pilgrims had left the city that the Meccans became aware of meeting and in a fit of rage, they pursued the pilgrims but only managed to catch hold of Sa'd whom they subjected to great tortures, but he was later rescued by Mut‘im and Harith ibn Harb with whom Sa'd had trade relations ^[5].

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Shi'a view

Ali Asgher Razwy, a 20th century Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar writes:

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Pagan Arabia, however, was not devoid of its share of chivalry and heroism. These qualities were personified in Mutim ibn Adiy, Abul Bukhtari and a few others. They were the knights of Arabia, and it was their chivalry that was to make their country famous in later centuries. Pagan Arabia never produced nobler figures than these. Even Muslims ought to acknowledge their debt of gratitude to them. After all it were they who dared the Quraysh in some of the most critical moments of the life of the Prophet of Islam. In doing so, they were inspired only by their own ideals of chivalry. They considered it their duty to defend the defenseless. ^[9]

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