Hafsa bint Umar
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Hafsa bint Umar Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya *succession disputed **disputed |
Hafsa bint Umar (born c. 606 [citation needed] - 45 AH (665–666 CE) [1]) was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Muhammad, the final prophet in Islam and therefore a Mother of the Believers.
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[edit] Name
Arabic:( حفصة بنت عمر)
Hafsa is arabic name it means "Daughter of Lion"
[edit] Biography
She was married to Khunais ibn Hudhaifa, but became a widow when she was eighteen. According to Islamic tradition, after Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan refused to marry her When her father, Umar, went to Muhammad to complain about their behavior, Muhammad replied, "Hafsa will marry one better than Uthman and Uthman will marry one better than Hafsa." [2]
Muhammad married her after the battle of Badr in 2 AH. Hafsa was around twenty years old and Muhammad fifty-six at the time of marriage [3]. By this marriage, Muhammad strengthened his ties to and Umar, who now became his step father.
According to Islamic tradition, Hafsa had memorized the Qur'an. The copy of Zayd ibn Thabit which was recorded by the instructions of Abu Bakr was given to Hafsa. Uthman, when he became a Caliph, used Hafsa's copy when he attempted to develop a definitive text of the Qur'an.
[edit] Legacy
[edit] Sunni view
Sunnis believe that the reason why Abu Bakr and Uthman did not agree to marry Hafsa was that they knew Muhammad wanted to marry her.
[edit] Shi'a view
Shi'a believe that Muhammad married Hafsa to prevent Umar's anger towards Abu Bakr and Uthman from getting out of hand.
[edit] References
- ^ http://dictionary.al-islam.com/Arb/Dicts/SelDict.asp?TL=1&DI=23&Theme=43
- ^ Sahih Bukhari Vol 7 Book 62 Hadith 55
- ^ http://www.anwary-islam.com/women/pwife_hafsa.htm
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