It was in his absence that Abu Sufyan married Hind.

It was in his absence that Abu Sufyan married Hind.(12) Hisham ibn Muhammad al-Kalbi, well-known genealogist, in the book of al-Mathalib and al- Asma'i, famous scholar and man of letters, say: Mu'awiyah was, in pagan times, related to four persons, namely: a) 'Am arah ibn al-Walid of the Banu Makhzum b) Musafir ibn 'Amr of the Umayyads e) Abu Sufyan of the Umayyads d) al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib of the Banu Hashim.(13) All these men were each other's friends, and each of them was known to have had a love affair with Hind!

a) 'Amarah ibn al-Waljd was one of the handsomest men of the Quraysh. He accompanied 'Amr ibn al-'As in his journey to Abyssinia to bring back the Muslims who had emigrated to that country and request Negus the king of Abyssinia to aid them in this task. Owing to the attachment he showed to the wife of 'Amr ibn al-'As during this journey, he was involved with the vengeful slyness of her husband, who took preliminary steps to slander him before Negus and rouse the King's anger against him.

So by the king's order he was given certain drugs that drove him mad, and he took to the desert to keep the company of wild beasts.(14) b) Concerning Musafir ibn 'Amr, al-Kalbi, a great genealogist writes: During pagan times it was supposed that Mu'awiyah is his son, since Musafir was more deeply attached to Hind then his rivals. When Hind became pregnant, Musafir fearing exposure and being regarded as the begetter of the child, fled to the king of Hira and settled there.

After some time Abu Sufyan traveled to Hira and there he met his old friend. At this Musafir- had fallen ill owing to his love for and separation from his beloved. After talking for some time about the people of Mecca, Abu Sufyan mentioned that after Musafir's flight from Mecca, he himself had married Hind.

This news was a great shock to Musafir whose condition deteriorated and he died soon after.(15) A historian considers Musafir a victim of love in pagan times.(16) az-Zarnakhsharj, the well-known scholar and commentator, in his book of "Rabi' al-abrar" mentions the four people to whom Mu'awiyah was related, as follows: Musafir ibn 'Amr, 'Amarah ibn al-Walid, al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Mu alib, and lastly as-Sabbah, the minstrel slave of 'Amarah.(17) az-Zamakhsharj says: Abu Sufyan was short of stature and ugly looking, whereas as-Sabbah who was his slave, possessed the freshness of youth, and Hind was attracted to him.