Sawdah bint Zam'ah

second wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Sawdah bint Zam'ah was Muhammad's wife and was revered by Muslims as Ummat ul-Mu'mineen.

Sawdah bint Zam'ah
Mother of the Believers
سَوْدَةُ بنت زَمَعَةَ
Born
Sawdah bint Zam'ah

566-580 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
DiedShawwal 22 AH ; c. September/October 644 or 674 CE.
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)As-Sakran ibn Amr (died 619 in Mecca)
Muhammad (m. 619-620; died 632 in Medina)
ChildrenAbdur Rahman ibn Sakran
Parent(s)Zam'ah ibn Qays
Al-Shamus bint Qays (from Banu Najjar)
FamilyBanu Amir (by birth)
House of Muhammad (by marriage)

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