Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries ce”. Today it says “opponent-turned female companion of prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Wife of Abu Sufyan”. It now reads “Wife of Abu Sufyan(Munafiq)”.
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Hind binte Utbah, and the women with her, mutilated the dead companions of the Prophet. They cut their ears and noses and Hind made them into anklets and collars and she gave her (own) anklets, collars and pendants to Wahshi, the slave of Jubayr b. She cut out Hamza 's liver and chewed it, but she could not swallow it and threw it away. ( ref ) For that she is called "Hind the Liver-eater". see Sahaba v t e1
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Hind bint ‘Utbah (هند بنت عتبة) was an Arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE; she was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb , a powerful man of Mecca , in western Arabia .Both Abu Sufyan and Hind originally opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad .She was the mother of Muawiyah I , the founder of the Umayyad dynasty , and of Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan , who was one of Muhammad's wives .Her status as a Sahaba (companion of Muhammad) remains questioned because of actions she took against the Muslim community before her conversion, particularly an incident of alleged battlefield cannibalism.
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Hind bint ‘Utbah (هند بنت عتبة) was an Arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE; she was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb , a powerful man of Mecca , in western Arabia . She was the mother of Muawiyah I , the founder of the Umayyad dynasty , and of Hanzala, Juwayriya and Umm Hakam.Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan , who became one of Muhammad's wives , was her stepdaughter.Both Abu Sufyan and Hind originally opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad before their conversion to Islam .
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Hind bint ‘Utbah ( ) was an Arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE; she was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb , a powerful man of Mecca , in western Arabia . She was the mother of Muawiyah I , the founder of the Umayyad dynasty , and of Hanzala, Juwayriya and Umm Hakam. Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan , who became one of Muhammad's wives , was her stepdaughter. Both Abu Sufyan and Hind originally opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad before their conversion to Islam in 630. Discover The Truth . 2015-04-03 .
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Wife of Abu Sufyan Hind bint ʿUtba ( ), was an Arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE; she was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb , a powerful man of Mecca , in western Arabia . She was the mother of Mu'awiya I , the founder of the Umayyad dynasty , and of Hanzala. Both Abu Sufyan and Hind originally opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Hind also opposed the islam in the battle of Ohud before their conversion to Islam in 630.She is especially praised in Islamic sources for her military role at the Battle of Yarmouk . Discover The Truth . 2015-04-03 .
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Wife of Abu Sufyan Hind bint Utba ibn Rabi'a ( Arabic : هند بنت عتبة بن ربيعة , romanized : Hind bint ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa ) was an Arab commander, the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and the mother of Mu'awiya I .Hind fought against the early Muslims and the prophet Muhammad until converting to Islam herself in 630 after the conquest of Mecca.She is highly praised by Sunni Muslim sources for her military role at the Battle of the Yarmuk under caliph Umar ibn Khattab .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries ce”. Today it says “opponent-turned female companion of prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Wife of Abu Sufyan”. It now reads “Wife of Abu Sufyan(Munafiq)”. Read the current article and compare.
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arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries ce
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opponent-turned female companion of prophet muhammad
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