Hafsa bint Umar

The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.605–665)

Ḥafṣah bint 'Umar (Arabic: حفصة بنت عمر‎; c. 605–665), was the wife of the last prophet Muhammad. That is why he is respected as Ummat al-Mu'mineen. She was the daughter of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. He was born around 605 AD. This year the Quraish rebuilt the Kaaba.[note 1]

حفصة بنت عمر
Born
Hafsa bint Umar

605 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
DiedShaban 45 AH ; October/November c. 665(665-00-00) (aged 59–60)
Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting place
Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Known forWife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Mother of the Believers
Titleʾumm ul-mumineen
Spouse(s)Khunais ibn Hudhaifa (died August 624)
Muhammad (m. 624/625; died 632)
Parent(s)Umar ibn Al-Khattab
Zaynab bint Madh'uwn
Relatives
FamilyBanu Adi (by birth)
House of Muhammad (by marriage)

References

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  1. Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'' p. 56. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.