Harb ibn Umayya
Harb ibn Umayya حرب بن أمية | |
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| Born | Ḥarb ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams |
| Died | Unknown |
| Known for | being the qāʾid of the Meccans |
| Spouse | Safiyya bint Hazn |
| Children | |
| Parent | Umayya ibn Abd Shams (father) |
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Ḥarb ibn Umayya ibn ʿAbd Shams (Arabic: حرب بن أمية بن عبد شمس) was the father of Abu Sufyan and Arwa and the son of Umayya ibn Abd Shams. Harb is credited in the Islamic tradition as the first among the Quraish to write in Arabic and the first to stop consuming wine.