Nafisa bint Munya
نفيسة بنت منية
Khadija's confidante to whom she disclosed her wish to marry Muhammad; Nafisa broached the matter with him, he consented, and the match proceeded through their uncles.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Agent
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenFamily, marriage and kinship
Place in the story
- Interlocutor · c. 595 CETradition
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Participated in
- The Prophet's marriage to Khadija
People and things also explored
Khadija bint Khuwaylid· Mecca· Amina bint Wahb· Sawda bint Zam'a· The Prophet's marriage to Khadija· Banu Hashim· Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim· Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Nafisa bint Munya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nafisa-bint-munya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.