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Fatima bint al-Khattab

فاطمة بنت الخطاب

Umar ibn al-Khattab's sister and Sa'id ibn Zayd's wife; among the earliest Muslims of the secret call, which the book counts among the first women to believe.

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At a glance

Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Women

Place in the story

  • Companion · c. 610 CETradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Connections

Member of
Quraysh
Child of
al-Khattab ibn Nufayl
Spouse of
Sa'id ibn Zayd
Participated in
The three years of the secret callUmar accepts Islam

People and things also explored

Sa'id ibn ZaydMeccaKhadija bint KhuwaylidThe Prophetic EraAbd al-Rahman ibn AwfAbu Salama (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Asad)Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrahal-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
  • Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya
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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

Sa'id ibn Zayd

One of the earliest converts of the secret call; he and his wife Fatima bint al-Khattab, Umar's sister, accepted Islam early.