Suhayl ibn Amr

Suhayl ibn Amr
Suhayl ibn Amr
سهيل بن عمرو
Born	c. 556 CE; Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	639 (aged 82–83); Imwas, Ash-Sham, near Jerusalem, Jund Filastin, Rashidun Caliphate
Known for	Best speaker of the Quraysh
Spouses	Fatima bint Abdul-Uzza; Fakhita bint Amir ibn Nawfal; Al-Hunfa' bint Abu Jahl;
Children	daughters: Hindah; Umm Kulthum; Sahlah; sons: Abdullah; Al-‘As (Abu Jandal); Yazid;
Parents	Amr ibn Abd Shams (father); Uzza bint Sufyan (mother);
Family	Banu Abd Shams (Quraish)

Suhayl ibn ʿAmr (Arabic: سهيل بن عمرو), also known as Abū Yazīd, was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a prominent leader among the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. Clever and articulate, he was known as the Khatib (orator) of his tribe, and his opinion carried great weight among them. He brokered the famous Treaty of al-Hudaybiya with Prophet Muhammad on the side of Quraysh in 628AD.

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