Episode 142

Thumama ibn Uthal (ra): The most powerful Muslim of his time? | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman

About this lecture

Dr. Omar Suleiman tells the remarkable and largely unknown full story of Thumamah ibn Uthal (رضي الله عنه) — the King of Yamamah, who killed the Prophet's ﷺ ambassadors, was accidentally captured and tied to the pillar of the Prophet's mosque, and then embraced Islam freely — before becoming the first Muslim to perform Umrah and the man who placed Makkah under an economic boycott that brought it to its knees. The lecture also covers Thumamah's often-overlooked later years, including his courageous stand against the false prophet Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab, and his willingness to abandon his kingdom entirely for the sake of his faith.