Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa
Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa عبد الله بن حذافة | |
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| Died | c. 653 |
| Known for | Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
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| Family | Banu Sahm (from Quraysh) |
Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi (Arabic: عبد الله بن حذافة السهمي, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥudhāfa al-Sahmī) (died 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is best known in Islamic tradition for his role as the courier of a letter from Muhammad to Khusraw Parvez, the King of Persia, and for his imprisonment and torture by Heraclius, the Byzantine Emperor.