Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh

Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh
عبيدالله إبن جحش
Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh; عبيدالله إبن جحش
Born	588; Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia; (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	627; Axum, Kingdom of Axum; (present-day Ethiopia)
Spouse	Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
Parents	Jahsh ibn Riyab; Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib;

Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab (Arabic: عُبَيْد اللَّه ٱبْن جَحْش ٱبْن رِئَاب, romanized: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Jaḥsh ibn Riʾāb; c. 588–627) was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who apostated from Islam by converting to Christianity following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs (a type of monotheists) mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, te others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.

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