Attāb ibn Asid (; ) was a member of the
Banu Umayya clan of the
Quraysh
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tribe. He was appointed as the governor of the city of
Mecca
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, in the wake of its
conquest
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, by the
Islamic prophet
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Muhammad
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in the January of 630, at a young age.
Attab had converted to Islam after Mecca was conquered by the Muslims.
[Editors 1960, p. 751.] Due to its sanctity for the Muslims, the governorship of Mecca was a coveted post and Attab was appointed over several other more experienced potential candidates from the Quraysh, which dominated the city. He continued in the post through the caliphate of
Abu Bakr
Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...
() until 634, according to 8th/9th-century historian
Al-Waqidi, or until 642 during the rule of Caliph
Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Mu ...
, according to the 9th-century historian
Al-Tabari
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī (; 839–923 CE / 224–310 AH), commonly known as al-Ṭabarī (), was a Sunni Muslim scholar, polymath, historian, exegete, jurist, and theologian from Amol, Tabaristan, present- ...
. Attab was married to Juwayriya, a daughter of
Abu Jahl, one of the early principal leaders of Qurayshite opposition to Muhammad.
According to al-Waqidi, Attab died in 634, while al-Tabari held that he died in 644.
His son Abd al-Rahman was a prominent soldier in
Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Aisha had an important role in early Islamic h ...
’s army who was slain by
Malik al-Ashtar in the
Battle of the Camel
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in 656.
See also
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Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid, nephew
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612 births
644 deaths
7th-century Arab people
Banu Umayya
Rashidun governors of Mecca