Hamza was martyred in the Battle of Uhud on 22 March 625 (3 Shawwal 3 hijri) when he was 59 (lunar) years old. He was standing in front of
Muhammad, fighting with two swords and shouting, "I am Allah's lion!"
Jubayr ibn Mut'im bribed the Abyssinian slave
Wahshi ibn Harb with a promise of manumission if he killed Hamza.
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