Urwah ibn Mas'ud
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Urwah ibn Mas'ud was a Thaqif'i chieftain of Taif who became a companion
Sahaba
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 of Muhammad
Muhammad
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. He was one of the first people from his tribe to accept Islam
Islam
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, and he was killed by his fellow chieftains while preaching Islam in his home city.

He was one of the notables of Arabia who entered the negotiations regarding the peace of Hudaybiyah
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah is the treaty that took place between the state of Medina and the Quraishi tribe of Mecca in March 628CE .-Background:...

 on behalf of Quraysh.

He had a son named Dawud ibn Urwah, who married Habibah binte Ubayd-Allah
Habibah binte Ubayd-Allah
Habibah binte Ubayd-Allah is the daughter of Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh and Ramlah binte Abi-Sufyan.Habibahs father was the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, whom Muhammad married at some point, thus is Muhammad Habibahs aunts husband....

<ref>http://forums.almaghrib.org/showpost.php?p=20600&postcount=4</ref>.

In a hadith
Hadith
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 reported in Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the Six major collections of the hadith in Sunni Islam, oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih Al-Bukhari, and is highly acclaimed by Sunni Muslims...

, Muhammad mentions that 'Isa (Jesus) resembles Urwah ibn Mas'ud.<ref>Sahih Muslim Book 41, Hadith 7023</ref> closest in appearance.

External links

  • story from witness-pioneer.org.
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