Episode 017 - Abyssinia [Episode Guide]

	Ammar ibn Yasir	عمار بن یاسر
	An early convert who found Islam through Abu-Bakr. The son of slaves who served the bani Makhzum clan.
	Mother: Sumayya bint Khayyat

	Abu-Hudhayfa ibn Utba	أبو حذيفة بن عتبة
	The son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, one of the leading men of the Quraysh. Member of the Abd-Shams clan.
	Father: Utba ibn Rabi'ah Sister: Hind bint Utba

	Amr ibn al-A'as	عمر بن العاص
	Initially, like most of Mecca Amr opposed Islam, heading Quraysh's delegation to Abyssinia. Member of the Sahm clan. Late convert to Islam. Eventually became a major figure in Islamic history after the death of the prophet.His greatest achievement, the swift conquest of Egypt.
	Brother: Hisham ibn al-A'as Friend: Khalid ibn al-Walid

	Ja'far ibn Abi-Talib	جعفر بن أبي طالب
	Early convert to Islam. Member of Hashim clan, cousin of the prophet. Member, and later leader of the Muslim migration to Abyssinia. Ja'far remained in Abyssinia for 12 years before returning to the Arabian Peninsula.
	Brother: Ali ibn Abi-Talib Cousin: Muhammed ibn Abd-Allah Father: Abu-Talib ibn Abd-al-Muttalib

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In the Negus' Court

Excerpt from movie "The Message" (1976) 

Excerpt from TV series "Umar" (2012)

relevant section begins at the 04:59 mark.


SUGGESTED READING:

	Muhammad:  His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
	Martin Lings

	Muhammad and the Believers:  At the Origins of Islam
	Fred M. Donner

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