أبو سفيان
Abū Sufyān
Person
A leader of Quraysh who fought the Muslims for years, then accepted Islam at the conquest of Mecca.
What it means
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb led the Meccan forces at Uhud and the Trench. When the Muslim army came to Mecca in 630 the Prophet announced that whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe. His son Muawiya later founded the Umayyad dynasty.