Origins & Early Life

Saʿīd bin Zayd bin ʿAmr bin Nufayl bin ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā al-ʿAdawī al-Qurashī (Arabic: سَعِيد بْن زَيْد بْن عَمْرو بْن نُفَيْل بْن عَبْد ٱلْعُزَّى ٱلْعَدَوِيّ ٱلْقُرَشِيّ; c. 593-671), also known by his kunya Abūʾl-Aʿwar Arabic: أَبُو ٱلۡأَعْوَر (Lit. 'Father of the One-Eyed'), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a brother-in-law of Umar. Sa'id has been described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Sa'id became a Muslim not later than 614. His wife Fatima was also an early convert. At first they kept their faith secret because Fatima's brother Umar was a prominent persecutor of Muslims. Khabbab ibn al-Aratt often visited their house and read the Qur'an to Fatima. One day Umar entered their house while Sa'id was reading and demanded to know what the "balderdash" was.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

When they denied that anything had been read, Umar seized Sa'id and knocked him to the floor. Fatima stood up to defend her husband, and Umar hit her so hard that she bled. The couple admitted that they were Muslims. At the sight of the blood, Umar was sorry for what he had done, and asked to see what they had been reading. It was Ta-Ha, later to become the twentieth Surah of the Qur...

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