Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl bin Hisham bin al-Mughirah bin Abdullah bin Umar bin Makhzum (may Allah be pleased with him); his mother was Umm Mujalid, a woman of Banu Hilal; he accepted Islam in the year of the Conquest and was martyred on the day of Yarmuk during the caliphate of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is said he was martyred on the day of Ajnadayn

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: When Sayyiduna Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl (may Allah be pleased with him) swore a solemn oath, he would say: "By the One who saved me on the day of Badr." And he would take the mushaf, place it on his face and say: "The speech of my Lord, the speech of my Lord."

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, Sayyiduna Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl (may Allah be pleased with him) fled and boarded a ship at sea. A storm arose at sea, and the sailors and those at sea began calling upon Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and seeking His help. He asked: What is this? He was told: This is a place where nothing avails except Allah. Ikrimah said: This, then, is the God of Muhammad to whom he calls us; take us back to him. So he returned and accepted Islam. His wife had already accepted Islam before him, so the two of them remained upon their marriage.

Urwah relates in the story of the Conquest of Makkah: Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl fled, heading for Yemen. Umm Hakim bint al-Harith bin Hisham, who had become Muslim by then and was married to Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, came and asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission to go in search of her husband. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her permission and granted Ikrimah safety. She set out with a Byzantine slave of hers; the slave sought to seduce her, and she kept giving him hopes and putting him off until she reached some people of the tribe of Akk, and she sought their help against him, so they restrained him and tied him up. Then she caught up with her husband in a part of Tihamah. He had boarded a ship, and when he sat in it he called upon al-Lat and al-Uzza. The people of the ship said: It is not permissible for anyone here to call upon anything other than Allah; He alone is to be called upon sincerely. Ikrimah said: By Allah, if He alone (is worthy of being called upon) at sea, then He alone is so on land too. So he swore by Allah that he would return to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Ikrimah returned with his wife, came into the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and pledged allegiance to him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted his pledge. And when Banu Bakr were defeated, a man of Hudhayl came fleeing to his wife; she blamed him, called him a coward and reproached him for fleeing, so he said:
"If you had seen us on the day of al-Khandamah, when Safwan fled and Ikrimah fled too,
and the swords of the Muslims pursued us, cutting off every arm and skull,
you would not have uttered even the slightest word of blame."

Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri said: Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl bin Hisham; his line did not continue. He had fled on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, until his wife Umm Hakim bint al-Harith bin Hisham sought safety for him from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him safety. Then the wife of Sayyiduna Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) caught up with him in Yemen and brought him back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, he stood up, embraced him and said: "Welcome, O emigrant rider!"