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Urwah ibn Mas'ud



Urwah ibn Mas'ud was a Thaqif'i chieftain of Taif who became a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the first person from his tribe to accept Islam, and he was killed by his fellow chieftains while preaching Islam in his home city, see Thaqif and Islam.



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