Mu'awiya ibn al-Mughira
Member of the Banu Umayya (7th century)
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Muʿāwiya ibn al-Mughīra ibn Abī al-ʿĀs ibn Umayya (Arabic: معاوية بن المغيرة بن أبي العاص بن أمية) was a member of the Banu Umayya alleged to be a spy against the Muslims during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was captured during the Invasion of Hamra al-Asad, where Muhammad accused him of being a Meccan spy. He was a cousin of Uthman ibn Affan, who gave him shelter. He was given a grace period of three days and arranged a camel and provisions for his return journey to Mecca. Uthman departed with Muhammad for Hamra-al-Asad, and Mu'awiya overstayed his grace. Though he fled by the time the army returned, Muhammad ordered his pursuit and execution. The orders were carried out.[1][2][3][4][5] This incident is also mentioned in Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad.[6]
Descendants
Mu'awiya's line of descent continued solely through his daughter, A'isha, who was married to another Umayyad and future caliph, Marwan ibn al-Hakam (r. 684–685).[7] From this marriage, A'isha had two sons, the future caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) and Mu'awiya, and a daughter, Umm Amr.[8] The latter was married to al-Walid, a son of Uthman (r. 644–656).[9]
