What role of Abu jahl in Islam?

Answer 1

He was one of the earliest persecutors of Islam. His friends called him "Abu Hakim" (Mr Wise). Only Muslims called him "Abu Jahl", which means "Mr Stupid".

He is said to be the first person to have murdered a Muslim (a slave named Sumayya), although this crime is not mentioned in the earliest records. It is certain that he sneered at Muslims and supported the trade blockade against them.

He was captured at the Battle of Badr, and Mohammed ordered him beheaded.

ANSWER II

He was killed by two Muslim children Maooz and Maaz with out order of prophet Muhammad saw.

ANSWER III

Ibn Ishaq here clarifies the respective roles of Mohammed, Maooz and Maaz in the demise of Abu Jahl. Note that the man who actually struck the death-blow was none of these, but one named Abdullah ibn Masood. (See pp. 450-451 of Guillaume's translation.)

Note also that the context is the Battle of Badr, which Mohammed has just won. No person under the age of 15 years was present at this battle.

When the apostle had finished with the enemy, he ordered that Abu Jahl should be looked for among the slain. The first man to find him was Muaz ibn Amr ibn Al-Jamuh, brother of the Salama clan, whom they reported as saying:

I heard the people saying when Abu Jahl was in a sort of thicket, "Abu'l-Hakam cannot be got at."

When I heard that, I made it my business, and made for him. When I got within striking distance, I fell upon him and fetched him a blow which sent his foot and half his shank flying. I can only liken it to a date-stone flying from the pestle when it is beaten.

His [Abu Jahl's] son Ikrima struck me on the shoulder and severed my arm and it hung by the skin from my side, and the battle compelled me to leave him. I fought the whole of the day dragging my arm behind me and when it became painful to me I put my foot on it and standing on it I tore it off.

He lived after that into the reign of Uthman.

Muawwiz ibn Afra passed Abu Jahl as he lay there helpless and smote him until he left him at his last gasp. He himself went on fighting until he was killed.

Then Abdullah ibn Masood passed by Abu Jahl when the apostle had ordered that he was to be searched for among the slain. I have heard that the apostle had told them that if he was hidden among the corpses, they were to look for the trace of a scar on his knee ... Abdullah ibn Masood said that he found him at his last gasp and put his foot on his neck (for he had once clawed at him and punched him in Mecca), and said to him: "Has God put you to shame, you enemy of God?"

He replied "How has He shamed me? Am I anything more remarkable than a man you have killed? Tell me how the battle went."

He told him that it went in favour of God and His apostle. Men of the Makhzum clan assert that the son of Masood used to say:

He said to me, "You have climbed high, you little shepherd!"

Then I cut off his head and brought it to the apostle saying, "This is the head of the enemy of God, Abu Jahl."

He said, "By God than Whom there is no other, is it?" (This used to be his oath.)

"Yes," I said, and I threw his head before the apostle, and he gave thanks to God.