He planned to marry Muhammad's third daughter Umm Kulthum, but canceled the engagement on his father's request.
He asked them if they would believe him if raiders were behind the mountain approaching the city, and they affirmed his honesty throughout his 40 prior years of life in Mecca.
And he opposed him, following him around Mecca, throwing stones at him until his legs bled, and calling him a liar while warning people not to accept Islam.
Abu Lahab then told his sons to break off the engagement of the two daughters of Muhammad or he would never speak to them again.
[2]In August 2011, researchers from the Hashemite University of the Queen Rania Institute for Tourism and Heritage were able to discover the historical site where the death occurred in the valley of Zarqa in Jordan, now known as the "Jannaa'ah" area adjacent to the stream of Zarqa.