Hajar (Hagar)
هاجر
Wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ismail; tradition tells she was settled by Ibrahim with her infant son in the empty valley of Mecca, where the spring of Zamzam broke forth for them, and Jurhum settled nearby with her permission.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
Hanif (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Hagar, mother of Isma'il, whom Ibrahim settled with her child in the valley of Mecca; Zamzam sprang for her, and she granted Jurhum leave to settle.
Life
It is commonly said Hagar was a slave woman, but Judge Muhammad Sulayman al-Mansur Furi verified that she was free — daughter of Egypt's Pharaoh, whom Ibrahim's wife Sara gave him in service, and he married her 1.
Ibrahim settled her with her suckling Isma'il in a barren valley by the Sacred House, set down beside them a skin of dates and a water-skin, and went back 2. When the provision and water ran out the well of Zamzam burst forth and became their sustenance 3. And she gave Jurhum the Yemenites leave to settle at Mecca 2.
For young visitors
Hagar is Isma'il's mother; she stayed in Mecca with her suckling child, and God gave them water from the well of Zamzam, which stands to this day.
Connections
- Spouse of
- Ibrahim (Abraham)
- Lived in
- Mecca
- Parent of
- Ismail (Ishmael)
- Participated in
- The Settlement of Hajar and Ismail at Mecca
People and things also explored
The Settlement of Hajar and Ismail at MeccaIbrahim (Abraham)Ismail (Ishmael)MeccaThe KaabaThe Command to Sacrifice IsmailJurhumThe Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations
Sources
- Rahma lil-Alamin — al-Mansur Furi
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Hajar (Hagar)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hajar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.