Malik ibn Awf

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Malik ibn Awf
Folio from the Tarikhnama by Muhammad Bal'ami with the Battle of Hunayn
Born	Around 6th century Ta'if, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Died	6th century Ta'if, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Known for	Fighting against the Muslims in the Battle of Hunayn

Malik ibn Awf (Arabic: ملك ابن عوف) was a companion of Muhammad and a leader of the Hawazin tribe of Ta'if. Before he converted, he was one of the commanders in the Battle of Hunayn against the Muslims along with the Thaqif tribe. He later converted to Islam before Muhammad's death.

Insulting Muhammad[]

Malik ibn Awf was also one of the people who insulted Muhammad when Muhammad came to Ta'if to invite people to Islam. First, Muhammad went to the leaders to invite them to Islam, but Malik ibn Awf and the other leaders didn't accept him and forced him out of their land. He later went to the rest of the city, but no one accepted him and threw rocks at him. This was the first time Malik saw Muhammad.

Battle of Hunayn[]

Malik participated in the Battle of Hunayn after the Conquest of Mecca. He ordered his army to shoot arrows at the Muslims before the battle started. This was successful for Malik because the Muslims started to flee. But soon Muhammad ordered Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib to call the Muslim army back. Abbas did so, and 100 Muslims came back to fight. After seeing those soldiers fight, the rest of the Muslim army also came back. This ruined the plan, and Malik faced a defeat. So he and his army retreated, and fled to Ta'if for the Siege of Ta'if. Muhammad and his army went to Ta'if and tried to capture them, but failed to do so.

Converting to Islam[]

After a few years, the Muslims grew successful after the Conquest of Mecca. So Malik decided to convert to Islam himself. He left Ta'if and went to Medina, and became a Muslim.

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