Abu Ahmad ibn Jahsh

Abū Aḥmad ibn Jaḥsh was a companion of Muhammad. His original name was ʿAbd, but as an adult he was generally known by his kunya. A verse of the Qur'an (Q4:95), was written about his situation. Background He was the son of Jahsh ibn Riyab, an immigrant to Mecca from the Asad tribe, and Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib, a member of the Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe and an aunt of Muhammad. Hence Abu Ahmad and his five siblings were first cousins of Muhammad. Jahsh had made an alliance with Harb ibn Umayya, and the family remained under the protection of the Umayya clan. Abu Ahmad married Abu Sufyan’s daughter, Al-Faraa, and they had at least two sons, Usama and Abdullah. Abu Ahmad was blind, and he “used to go all round Mecca from top to bottom without anyone to lead him.”