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'Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh, the hanif who became a Christian in Ethiopia
c. c. 580 – c. 627
Place: aksum
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Reported by Ibn Ishaq (insider).
Tradition lists 'Ubayd Allah among the hanifs. He accepted Islam, emigrated to Ethiopia with his wife Umm Habiba, and there became a Christian and died. His widow later married Muhammad.
People named here
- 'Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh
- Umm Habiba
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The hanifs: Abraham's 'pure monotheism'
'Ubayd Allah is listed as a hanif and is said to have become a Christian in Ethiopia.
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People and office
Out
First hijra: Muslim refugees at the court of the Negus
'Ubayd Allah went with the emigrants to Ethiopia.
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Sources
- Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, trans. A. Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (OUP 1955) — insider tradition, compiled c. 750, recension of Ibn Hisham d. 833
Internet Archive (lending record). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Wikipedia: Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.