It is not known exactly when she married Abu Sufyan, one of the leading authorities in the tribe of Quraysh, but it is most probable that the marriage occurred in her early years of youth | At the Battle of Uhud, Hind and her women sang and danced, urging on their warriors |
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In 622 they emigrated to the distant city of Yathrib, now known as Medina | After the incident at the Battle of Uhud, however, Hind accepted the message of Islam and is now considered to be among the ranks of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad by Sunni Muslims |
Her status as a Sahaba companion of Muhammad remains questioned because of actions she took against the Muslim community before her conversion, particularly an incident of alleged battlefield cannibalism | Hind was claimed to have tasted the raw heart as a prominent sign of revenge, but was said to have not relished it and immediately spat it out |
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So among the others, Muhammad told her that a Muslim woman must not steal or commit adultery | Although she later converted to Islam, the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate was thus later slandered to be an illegitimate son of a cannibal |
The Meccans sent out a force to defend the caravans.
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