Fartana
فرتنى
One of the two singing slave-girls of Abdullah ibn Khatal in Mecca who performed lampoons against the Prophet; proscribed on the day of the Conquest, one was killed while the other fled, sought protection, and embraced Islam.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
WomenLaws of war and peaceMusic and its permissibility
Place in the story
- VictimTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
One of Abdullah ibn Khatal's two singing-girls at Mecca; they used to sing lampoons of the Prophet and stir Quraysh against him. Her blood was declared lawful on the conquest day — one was killed, while the other fled, had safety asked for her, and became Muslim 1.
Their affair
The Prophet ordered the two singing-girls killed with Ibn Khatal for sharing in the warlike incitement through lampooning him 2. One was killed on the conquest day; her companion fled until safety was sought for her from the Prophet after the conquest settled — he granted it and she became Muslim 3.
For young visitors
A singing-girl who used to sing verses of mockery and enmity; she was punished with her master on the conquest day, while her companion fled and her people begged safety for her — and she became Muslim.
Connections
- Participated in
- The proscribed persons on the day of the Conquest
People and things also explored
Sara, mawla of Banu Abd al-MuttalibAbdullah ibn KhatalAbdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarhal-Huwayrith ibn NuqaydhMiqyas ibn SubabaThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The proscribed persons on the day of the ConquestAli ibn Abi Talib
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/52-53
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/52
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/53
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islam.museum contributors. “Fartana”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fartana/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.