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Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Personnalité historique
Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (c. 54 BC-3 AH / 568-625), uncle and foster brother of the Prophet ﷺ, nicknamed “the lion of God”. His conversion protected the young community of Mecca. Hero of Badr, he died as a martyr in Uḥud and was called “the master of martyrs”.