ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, often known as Abū Lahab was Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Quraysh leaders who opposed Muhammad and his followers and was condemned in the surah Lahab of the Quran for antagonizing Islam.
It held a virtual monopoly on trade between Europe and Asia as it controlled many of the trade routes. ... It gained control of most land routes to East Asia.
