Hamza

Also known as: Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Lion of God

Born: 568 CE Died: 625 CE Era: early-islam

Hamza

Uncle of Muhammad, close in age and like a brother. A renowned warrior whose conversion to Islam greatly strengthened the early community. Killed at the Battle of Uhud and mutilated by Hind bint Utbah. Called “Chief of the Martyrs.”