Khawla bint Tha'laba
خولة بنت ثعلبة
An Ansari Companion who complained to the Prophet of her husband Aws ibn al-Samit's zihar and laid out her case and her children's, so the opening verses of Surat al-Mujadila were revealed concerning her, carrying the expiation ruling; Umar ibn al-Khattab once greeted her and told the people she was the woman whose plea God heard from above seven heavens.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
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WomenScripture and its sciences
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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Connections
- Lived in
- Medina
- Member of
- The Ansar
- Spouse of
- Aws ibn al-Samit
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 58:1
People and things also explored
Ku'ayba bint Sa'dNusayba bint Ka'b (Umm Umara)Rufayda al-AslamiyyaUmm Muni' (Asma bint Amr)Umm Waraqa bint AbdullahZayd ibn ThabitThe brotherhood of the Muhajirun and AnsarThe Constitution of Medina
Sources
- Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Khawla bint Tha'laba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khawla-bint-thalaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.