Safiyyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib

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Saffiyah binte ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: صفية بنت عبدالمطلب‎, c. late 560s – c. 640[1] was a Sahaba and a prominent person in Islamic history.

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Biography

She was the daughter of Shaiba ibn Hashim (Abd al-Muttalib) and the sister of Hamza and thus Muhammad's aunt and Ali's aunt.[2]

She was first married to Harith ibn Harb.[3]

She was then married to Awwam ibn Khuwaylid and was the mother of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam.[2]

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References

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20091027102801/http://geocities.com/mutmainaa7/people/safiyah.html
  2. ^ a b Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet Al-islam.org [1]
  3. ^ Becons of light on al-shia.org [2]

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