Fihr ibn Malik

Fihr is counted among the direct ancestors of Muhammad.^[1]^:3 In the lineage of Muhammad from Adnan, Fihr precedes Muhammad by eleven generations.^[1]^:3

Fihr defended Mecca against the Himyarite King of Yemen who wanted transfer Kaaba to Yemen.^[1]^:41 A sharp engagement followed in which Himyar were defeated, and their King Hassan was taken prisoner by Fihr for two years until he paid his ransom.^[1]

He is the common ancestor of all the ten promised paradise.

References

1 2 3 4 Ibn Ishaq; Guillaume (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Isḥāq’s sīrat. London. ISBN 0195778286.

Muhammad's ancestors

Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusai ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik ibn An-Nadr ibn Kinanah ibn Khuzaimah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan

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