Thuwayba
ثويبة
The freedwoman of Abu Lahab who first suckled the Prophet after his mother, with the milk of her son Masruh; she had nursed Hamza before him and Abu Salama after him.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Wet nurse
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenFamily, marriage and kinship
Place in the story
- Family of the ProphetTradition
Unknown (unknown)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth
People and things also explored
Halima al-Sa'diyyaAbd al-Muttalib ibn HashimThe Second Abyssinian Occupation of YemenThe Prophetic EraAbrahaMuhammadMeccaJāhilī Marriage Forms
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Thuwayba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/thuwayba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.